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representment

representment noun: a depiction or representation.

Noun

representment (plural representments)

  1. (archaic) A depiction or representation.
    • we shall not urge such representments; we could spare the Holy Lamb for the picture of our Saviour, and the dove or fiery tongues to represent the Holy Ghost.1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, V.22

Forms of representment

pluralrepresentments

Origin of representment

From represent + -ment.

Questions about representment

What does representment mean?
Representment means a depiction or representation.
What part of speech is representment?
Representment is a noun.
What is the plural of representment?
The plural of representment is representments.

Words near representment in the dictionary

  1. representings
  2. representive
  3. representively
  4. representives
  5. representivity
  6. representment
  7. representments
  8. representor
  9. representors
  10. represents
  11. repress

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