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esitelmä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • exposition noun A large public exhibition, often of art, products, or culture.
  • paper noun A thin material made from pressed plant fibers, used for writing, printing, wrapping, and countless other purposes.
  • presentation noun A talk or demonstration given to an audience, often with visual aids.
  • talk verb To communicate using spoken words.

Senses

esitelmä is used for these senses in English:

  • exposition (authorship) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
  • paper (rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
  • paper (finance, uncountable) Any financial assets other than specie, including paper money, commercial paper, and others.
  • presentation The act of presenting, or something presented.
  • talk A lecture.

exposition — full definition

  1. noun A large public exhibition, often of art, products, or culture.
  2. noun A clear, detailed explanation of a subject, especially in writing or speech.
  3. noun The background information given at the start of a story, explaining characters, setting, or events.

paper — full definition

  1. noun A thin material made from pressed plant fibers, used for writing, printing, wrapping, and countless other purposes.
  2. noun A written composition, especially an academic essay, research article, or exam.
  3. adj Existing only in official plans or on record, rather than in reality.
  4. verb To cover a wall or surface with (wall)paper.
  5. verb To fill an audience or venue with free tickets to make an event look well attended.
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