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单词 representatory
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representatoryadj.

Brit. /ˌrɛprᵻz(ɛ)nˈteɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌrɛprəˈzɛntəˌtɔri/, /ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪdəri/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin repraesentāt- , repraesentāre , -ory suffix2.
Etymology: < classical Latin repraesentāt-, past participial stem of repraesentāre represent v.1 + -ory suffix2, probably after either representation n.1 or post-classical Latin repraesentatorius (a1564 in Calvin). Compare earlier representator n.
rare.
Of the nature of or relating to representation.
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society > communication > representation > [adjective]
representing1577
representative1589
umbratical1633
presentative1642
representatory1693
sembling1706
expressive1713
representational1850
1693 J. Owen Two Disc. Holy Spirit ii. vi. 223 The..Works of God..were either Representatory, or..introductory of Christ and the Gospel.
1749 Geogr. Reformed (ed. 2) iv. iii. 215 Europeans..have compiled Systems of Antient Geography, both of the Representatory and Explanatory Kinds.
1980 Yale French Stud. 59 30 Power is only power in and through the representation it presents to itself. Power is a representatory effect.
2001 T. Steffen Crossing Color i. 38 The generation of meaning in a representatory system.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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