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    Presentation

    Definitions

    1 | noun | the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward) 2 | noun | a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view 3 | noun | the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it 4 | noun | the act of presenting a proposal 5 | noun | a visual representation of something 6 | noun | formally making a person known to another or to the public 7 | noun | (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal (7 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    pr, ezuhnt'eyshuhn (IPA: prˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən)

    Hyphenation

    pres-en-ta-tion (12 letters | 4 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1380 (Late Middle ages) (645 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old French | Latin

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 3108th most common (1 in 31250 words) ( > 99% noun)

    spoken: 1845th most common (1 in 34483 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    presentations

    Synonyms

    demonstration | presentment | production | display | intro | introduction (total: 6)

    Narrower terms

    counterdemonstration | exhibition | exposure | lecture demonstration | performance | production | unveiling | first reading | second reading | float | Snellen chart | spectacle | debut | reintroduction (total: 14)

    Broader terms

    ceremony | show | display | proposal | proposition | representation | informing | making known | attitude | position | posture (total: 11)

    Rhymes

    abbreviation | abdication | aberration | abomination | abrogation | acceleration | acclimation | accommodation | accreditation | accumulation | accusation | acidification | activation | adaptation | adjudication | ... (total: 671) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    representation

    Anagram

    penetrations

    Phrases

    breech presentation | oral presentation | public presentation

    Other notable uses

    presentation.net | presentation.org | presentation.info | presentation.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    14 (International English) | 14 (North American English)

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