presentationalism

noun

A presentational style.

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Meanings

nounpresentationalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA presentational style.

    Broadway actors of the ’40s were still accustomed to crisp presentationalism, while Brando, freshly anointed by the Method grande dame Stella Adler, would talk into his sweater, murmur and upstage himself, seeming to subvert the very purpose of performance.

    2007 May 1, Virginia Heffernan, “One More Tango for Brando and His Golden Mumble”, in New York Times

Origin

From presentational + -ism.

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APA

presentationalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presentationalism

MLA

“presentationalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presentationalism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presentationalism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presentationalism.

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