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Adjective: representational  ,re-pru,zen'tey-shu-nul or ,re-pru-zun'tey-shu-nul
  1. Depicting or representing objects, figures, or scenes in a way that is recognizable from their appearance in the real world
    "representational art contrasts with abstract styles"
     
  2. Serving to represent or symbolize something else
    "The crown is representational of royal authority"

See also: delineative, depictive, eidetic, figural, figurative, mimetic, naturalistic, realistic

Antonym: nonrepresentational

Encyclopedia: Representational