representative
[ rep-ri-zen-tuh-tiv ]
/ ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪv /
noun
adjective
Origin of representative
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin
repraesentātīvus, equivalent to
repraesentāt(us) (see
representation) +
-īvus
-ive
SYNONYMS FOR representative
OTHER WORDS FROM representative
Words nearby representative
reprehension,
represent,
representation,
representational,
representationalism,
representative,
representatives,
repress,
repressed,
represser,
repressible enzyme
Example sentences from the Web for unrepresentative
British Dictionary definitions for unrepresentative (1 of 2)
unrepresentative
/ (ˌʌnrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv) /
adjective
not typical or representative
British Dictionary definitions for unrepresentative (2 of 2)
representative
/ (ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv) /