presentation

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of presenting, or something presented.

   “Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires.”

2. (countable, uncountable)The outward appearance or representation of a person or thing to the human mind.

   “Listen, James...with the ways that you speak, dress, and comport yourself, is it any wonder to you that your presentation to young ladies as a possible mate is , to say the least, lacking?”

3. (countable, uncountable)A dramatic performance.
4. (countable, uncountable)An award given to someone on a special occasion.
5. (countable, uncountable)Money given as a wedding gift.
6. (countable, uncountable)A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
7. (countable, uncountable)A slideshow created on a computer.
8. (countable, uncountable)The symptoms, signs, and other possible indications of disease, trauma, etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician.

   “The presentation of the thirty-four-year-old male in the emergency room was slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation.”

9. (countable, uncountable)The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
10. (countable, mainly, uncountable)Gender presentation; gender expression.
11. (countable, uncountable)Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
12. (countable, uncountable)The specification of a group by generators and relators.
13. (countable, uncountable)The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.

    “If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.”

14. (countable, uncountable)The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.