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Presentation copy
(gcide) | Presentation \Pres`en*ta"tion\, n. [L. praesentatio a showing,
representation: cf. F. pr['e]sentation.]
1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a
setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
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Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere
desires. --Hooker.
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2. Hence, exhibition; representation; display; appearance;
semblance; show.
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Under the presentation of the shoots his wit.
--Shak.
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3. That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as,
the picture was a presentation. [R.]
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4. (Eccl.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or
ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of
presenting a clergyman.
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If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the
clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.
--Blackstone.
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5. (Med.) 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.
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Presentation copy, a copy of a book, engraving, etc.,
presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token
of regard.
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