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representational

[rep-ri-zen-tey-shuh-nl, -zuhn-] / ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˌteɪ ʃə nl, -zən- /






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Kahn’s most representational works are his least interesting; it’s in the careful dissection of his elements and the revelation of what we’re looking at that the most joy is found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Certainly, this representational role is a dimension of the presidency with which he has seemed at ease.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

They tend to have a much harder time ascending the stratified ranks of culture and politics, becoming the published authors and elected officials who might provide representational equality.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024

This is where making the series about Muslim women rockers accomplishes more than representational box-ticking: It makes an old story new and nuanced.

From New York Times • May 29, 2024

The disadvantage is that representational art, like prose, is always bound to the literal meaning and appearance of the everyday world, at least to some extent.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson