01 n. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
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The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.“Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires.” — Hooker.
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exhibition; representation; display; appearance; semblance; show.“Under the presentation of the shoots his wit.” — Shak.
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That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as, the picture was a presentation.[R.]
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The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of presenting a clergyman.(Eccl.)“If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.” — Blackstone.
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The particular position of the child during labor relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought forth; -- specifically designated by the part which first appears at the mouth of the uterus; as, a breech presentation.(Med.)
Phrases & compounds
Presentation copy —
a copy of a book, engraving, etc., presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token of regard.