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presentative

/pɹəˈzɛntətɪv/ · noun

Meaning

  1. (grammar) A construct that serves to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor.
  2. Capable of being directly known by, or presented to, the mind; intuitive; directly apprehensible, as objects; capable of apprehending, as faculties.
  3. Having the right of presentation, or offering a clergyman to the bishop for institution.
  4. Admitting the presentation of a clergyman.
  5. (grammar) Serving to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor.
  6. Representative, representing another, or representing a larger group.
  7. Presenting or representing an idea in the mind.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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