"representation" Definition

Definitions for the word "representation" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
That which represents.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A description or statement; as, the representation of an historian, of a witness, or an advocate.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
The body of those who act as representatives of a community or society; as, the representation of a State in Congress.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected, or either party is influenced.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
The state of being represented.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
1 representing or being represented. 2 thing that represents another. 3 (esp. In pl.) Statement made of allegations or opinions.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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