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presentation (n.)

late 14c., presentacioun, "act of presenting, ceremonious giving of a gift, prize, etc.," from Old French presentacion (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin praesentationem (nominative praesentatio) "a placing before," noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin praesentare "to present, show, exhibit," literally "to place before," from stem of praesens (see present (adj.)).

The meaning "that which is offered or presented" is from mid-15c.; that of "a theatrical or other representation" is recorded from c. 1600. Related: Presentational.

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present (adj.)

c. 1300, "being in the same place as someone or something;" early 14c., "existing at the time," from Old French present "evident, at hand, within reach;" as a noun, "the present time" (11c., Modern French présent) and directly from Latin praesentem (nominative praesens) "present, at hand, in sight; immediate; prompt, instant; contemporary," from present participle of præesse "be before (someone or something), be at hand," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + esse "to be" (from PIE root *es- "to be").

Meaning "abiding in a specified place" is from mid-14c. in English. As a grammatical tense expressing action or being in the present time, recorded from late 14c.

re-presentation (n.)

"a presenting again, a renewed presentation," 1805, from re- "back, again" + presentation or else a noun formed to go with re-present. With hyphenated spelling and full pronunciation of the prefix to distinguish it from representation.

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Definitions of presentation

presentation (n.)
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward);
she gave the trophy but he made the presentation
presentation (n.)
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view;
the presentation of new data
Synonyms: presentment / demonstration
presentation (n.)
the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it;
he prepared his presentation carefully in advance
presentation (n.)
the act of presenting a proposal;
presentation (n.)
a visual representation of something;
Synonyms: display
presentation (n.)
formally making a person known to another or to the public;
Synonyms: introduction / intro
presentation (n.)
(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal;
Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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