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presentative.

Presenting, or able to represent, an idea in the mind.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɹɪˈzɛntətɪv/Received-Pronunciation/pɹəˈzɛn(t)ətɪv/General-American/pri-/General-American[-ɾɪv]General-American
  1. Presenting, or able to represent, an idea in the mind.

  2. Of a benefice, or the advowsons, tithes, etc., associated with a benefice: that a patron has the right to present.

  3. Serving to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor.

  4. Of or pertaining to a presentation (“an image formed in the mind after an object is perceived”).

  5. Synonym of representative (“representing another, or representing a larger group”).

    obsolete
  6. Of or pertaining to an act of presenting or giving an object to someone.

    obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

The adjective is derived from Late Latin praesentativus (“that presents for consideration”) + English -ive (suffix signifying belonging or relating to, of the nature of, serving to, or tending to, forming adjectives). Praesentativus is from Latin praesentātus (“presented, exhibited, or shown”) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives); while praesentātus is the perfect passive participle of praesentō (“to present, exhibit, or show”), from praesēns (“at hand, present; existing; immediate; prompt; propitious; (grammar) present”) (the present active participle of praesum (“to be before something; to be in charge of; to command, lead; to preside or rule over”), from prae- (prefix meaning ‘before, in front; in charge’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“before; in front”)) + sum (“to be, exist, have”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”))) + -tō (frequentative suffix). The English word is analysable as present + -ative. The noun sense (“construct that serves to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor”) is derived from adjective sense 3 (“serving to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor”).

noun/pɹɪˈzɛntətɪv/Received-Pronunciation/pɹəˈzɛn(t)ətɪv/General-American/pri-/General-American[-ɾɪv]General-American
  1. A construct that serves to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor.

Where this word comes from

The adjective is derived from Late Latin praesentativus (“that presents for consideration”) + English -ive (suffix signifying belonging or relating to, of the nature of, serving to, or tending to, forming adjectives). Praesentativus is from Latin praesentātus (“presented, exhibited, or shown”) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives); while praesentātus is the perfect passive participle of praesentō (“to present, exhibit, or show”), from praesēns (“at hand, present; existing; immediate; prompt; propitious; (grammar) present”) (the present active participle of praesum (“to be before something; to be in charge of; to command, lead; to preside or rule over”), from prae- (prefix meaning ‘before, in front; in charge’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“before; in front”)) + sum (“to be, exist, have”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”))) + -tō (frequentative suffix). The English word is analysable as present + -ative. The noun sense (“construct that serves to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor”) is derived from adjective sense 3 (“serving to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor”).

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