representative
Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.
Other meanings
Representing, showing a likeness.
“Are you sure this paper is representative of your child's writing?”
Related words
- biorepresentative
- misrepresentative
- nonrepresentative
- overrepresentative
- representatively
- representativeness
- representativity
- unrepresentative
- representative money
- representative action
- representative democracy
- representative element
Word history
From Medieval Latin "repraesentātīvus".
Where this comes from
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