There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
REPRESENTATION
representation
(noun) an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
representation
(noun) the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
representation
(noun) a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
representation
(noun) the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
representation, mental representation, internal representation
(noun) a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
representation
(noun) a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; “certain representations were made concerning police brutality”
representation
(noun) a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract; “the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor”
representation
(noun) a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; “a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California”
representation, delegacy, agency
(noun) the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
representation (countable and uncountable, plural representations)
That which represents something else.
The act of representing.
(legal) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
(politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
(mathematics) An object that describes an abstract group in terms of linear transformations of vector spaces; (more formally) a homomorphism from a group on a vector space to the general linear group (group of all bijective linear transformations) on the space.
A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
A theatrical performance.
Synonyms
• (image, form): likeness
Anagrams
• repenetrations
Source: Wiktionary
Rep`re*sen*ta"tion (-zn-t"shn), n. Etym: [F. repr, L. representatio.]
1. The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.
2. That which represents. Specifically: (a) A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like. (b) A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet. (c) A description or statement; as, the representation of an historian, of a witness, or an advocate. (d) The body of those who act as representatives of a community or society; as, the representation of a State in Congress. (e) (Insurance Law) Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected, or either party is influenced.
3. The state of being represented.
Syn.
– Description; show; delineaton; portraiture; likeness; resemblance; exhibition; sight.
Re-pres`en*ta"tion (r-prez`n-t"shn), n. Etym: [See Re-present.]
Definition: The act of re-presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new presentation; as, re-presentation of facts previously stated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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