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microrepresentation

microrepresentation noun: a representation on a smaller scale.

Noun

microrepresentation (countable and uncountable, plural microrepresentations)

  1. A representation on a smaller scale.
    • Ideally, the individual should be a microrepresentation of the macrolevel collectivity — past, present, and future.1997, Jennifer E. Turpin, Lester R. Kurtz, The Web of violence: from interpersonal to global, page 192

Forms of microrepresentation

pluralmicrorepresentations

Origin of microrepresentation

From micro- + representation.

Questions about microrepresentation

What does microrepresentation mean?
Microrepresentation means a representation on a smaller scale.
What part of speech is microrepresentation?
Microrepresentation is a noun.
What is the plural of microrepresentation?
The plural of microrepresentation is microrepresentations.

Words near microrepresentation in the dictionary

  1. microreparations
  2. microrepeat
  3. microrepeats
  4. microreplication
  5. microreplications
  6. microrepresentation
  7. microrepresentations
  8. microreproduction
  9. microreproductions
  10. microresidue
  11. microresidues

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