Presentation copy

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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