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presentative adj

Presenting, or able to represent, an idea in the mind. (ecclesiastical law) Of a benefice, or the advowsons, tithes, etc., associated with a benefice: that a patron has the right to present. (grammar) Serving to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor. (metaphysics, psychology) Of or pertaining to a presentation (“an image formed in the mind after an object is perceived”). (obsolete) Synonym of representative (“representing another, or representing a larger group”) (rare) Of or pertaining to an act of presenting or giving an object to someone. presentative n (grammar) A construct that serves to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor.

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