presentation.

1. The showing or submitting of something for examination or consideration.

2. An organized talk, display or performance given to an audience.

3. The manner in which something is displayed or offered to view.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• presentation of evidence
• presentation of a proposal

On the page

Presentation of the evidence preceded the panel’s questions.

The proposal’s presentation omitted the unresolved condition.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; singular presentation and plural presentations for talks or displays. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: explicit explanation, scope and categorization, proof and interpretation, philosophical foundations. Disciplines: academic writing, formal reasoning, philosophy. Commonness: moderately common.