presentment
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8.5
- noun
- /prɪˈzɛntmənt/
- Archaic
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presentación
- When I read Victoria's justifications and presentment that Palmer is an upstanding individual, I became so saddened and nauseated.
Examples
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Most of this stuff is in the presentment.
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Get past what you don't find particularly appealing about Ann's presentment and listen to what she has to say.
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You know no more about this case than anyone else who has read the presentment.
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new models for the presentment of data and websites
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To give full and undistracted attention to but one phenomenon is to see it flower into a "symbolical" presentment of the whole.
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With the reasoning behind this benighted decision, the Register risks undoing decades of balanced and fair political presentments.
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A large section of the presentment concerns Spanier's concealing details about the investigation from the Penn State Board of Trustees after his grand jury testimony last year.
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The division of legislative authority between houses of Congress having different geographic bases and different balances among the members, along with the requirement of presentment to the President and potentially a veto requiring a supermajority to supersede, serves important roles as checks on specific decisions.
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The art gallery featured a stunning presentment of modern sculptures that captivated all the visitors.
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During the conference, the speaker gave a powerful presentment of the latest research findings in climate science.
Synonyms
718
1.8
A speech given to an audience
539
2.7
A live show of a play, concert, or dance for an audience
435
3.5
To give information to a group using a talk or slides
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2.6
A person or thing becoming visible in public, for example on stage
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2.2
An open showing of a feeling, quality, or knowledge
172
2.7
An act of showing how something works to people
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3.7
A performance of a play, film, or show for an audience
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3.6
A short display that shows how something works
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4.2
An impressive event like a parade or fireworks that people come to see
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3.2
A public show of skill or ability, often in a performance
54
2.3
An event when people go to see something like a film or artwork
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2.1
A series of images shown on a screen one after another
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2.1
A set of live performances like music or dance for an audience
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6.1
A large public show of things like art or new products
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3.0
A public display of art in a gallery or museum
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2.5
An exhibition of art or objects for people to see
A presentation where a teacher shows a real example to explain a topic
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Presentment comes from the verb present, from the Latin praesentare meaning 'to place before' or 'show'. So a presentment is a 'placing before' — a showing or display, which is why it means the act of presenting something to sight or view.