presentation

  1. Noun.  The act of presenting, or something presented.
  2. Noun.  A dramatic performance.
  3. Noun.  An award given to someone on a special occasion.
  4. Noun.  A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
  5. Noun.  (medicine) The symptoms 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, e.g., "Thirty-four-year-old male presented in the emergency room with slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation.".
  6. Noun.  (medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
  7. Noun.  (fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
  8. Noun.  (mathematics) The specification of a group by generators and relators.

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