microrepresentation

noun

A representation on a smaller scale.

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Meanings

nounmicrorepresentation (countable and uncountable, plural microrepresentations)

plural microrepresentations

  1. countableuncountableA representation on a smaller scale.

    Ideally, the individual should be a microrepresentation of the macrolevel collectivity — past, present, and future.

    1997, Jennifer E. Turpin, Lester R. Kurtz, The Web of violence: from interpersonal to global, page 192

Origin

From micro- + representation.

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APA

microrepresentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microrepresentation

MLA

“microrepresentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microrepresentation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microrepresentation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microrepresentation.

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