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t. [Fr. représenter, from Lat. repræsen to=to bring before one again, to exhibit: re-again, and præsen to = to present; præsens = present; Span. & Port. representar; Ital. ripre sent are.] fate, făt, färe, amidst, what, fall, father; we, wet, hëre, camel, her, there; pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, representation re-prěş-en-tā-tion (2), s . [Pref. re-, and Eng. presentation (q. v.).] The act of representing or presenting again to the mind that which was formerly present but is now absent. *rěp-rě-şěn-tā-tion-al, adj . [Eng. representation; -al .] Pertaining to or containing representation. *rěp-rě-şen-tā-tion-a-ry, a . [Eng. representation; -ary.] Of or pertaining to representation; representative.