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/rep'ri zen tay'sheuh nl, -zeuhn-/, adj.1. of or pertaining to representation.2. representing or depicting an object in a recognizable manner: representational art.[1850-55; REPRESENTATION + -AL1]
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representational — index descriptive, detailed, realistic, representative, vicarious (substitutional) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
representational — 1855, from REPRESENTATION (Cf. representation) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Specifically of visual arts from 1923 … Etymology dictionary
representational — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or characterized by representation. 2) relating to art which depicts the physical appearance of things … English terms dictionary
representational — [rep΄ri zen tā′shə nəl] adj. 1. of or characterized by representation 2. designating or of art that represents in recognizable form objects in nature representationally adv … English World dictionary
representational — [[t]re̱prɪzente͟ɪʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED In a representational painting, the artist attempts to show things as they really are. [FORMAL] His painting went through both representational and abstract periods … English dictionary
representational — adj. Representational is used with these nouns: ↑art, ↑imagery, ↑painting … Collocations dictionary
representational — rep|re|sen|ta|tion|al [ˌreprızenˈteıʃənəl] adj a representational painting or style of art shows things as they actually appear in real life = ↑figurative … Dictionary of contemporary English
representational — rep|re|sen|ta|tion|al [ ,reprızen teıʃənəl ] adjective 1. ) representational paintings and other works of art show things as they really are 2. ) relating to representation ╾ rep|re|sen|ta|tion|al|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
representational — adjective a representational painting or style of art shows things as they actually appear in real life compare abstract 1 (3) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
representational — UK [ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃ(ə)nəl] / US [ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃənəl] adjective 1) art representational paintings and other works of art show things as they really are 2) relating to representation … English dictionary
