English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Presentation Pronunciation
Presentation is pronounced pre-zuhn-TAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən/.
pre-zuhn-TAY-shuhn
US /ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən/ · UK /ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən/
Syllables: pre · zuhn · TAY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A talk given to an audience, or the way something is shown or arranged.
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Presentation in a Sentence
- Her presentation ran to forty slides.
- The food was good and the presentation better.
- There is a short presentation before the questions.
Common Mispronunciations of Presentation
Not pri-ZEN-tay-shuhn
Presentation moves the beat off the ZEN that present uses and parks it on TAY instead.
Not pree-zuhn-TAY-shuhn
This opening is a short pre with the e of bed, rather than the long pree of previous.
Tip: Four beats, pre-zuhn-TAY-shuhn, and the zuhn in the middle is the quietest of them.
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