"nonrepresentational" meaning in All languages combined

See nonrepresentational on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From non- + representational. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-|representational|text=+|tree=1}} From non- + representational. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonrepresentational (not comparable)
  1. Not representational. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonrepresentational-en-adj-R3wRLd60 Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 78 22
  2. (art) That does not represent a physical object realistically. Tags: not-comparable Translations (that does not represent a physical object realistically): non-figuratif (French), nieprzedstawieniowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-nonrepresentational-en-adj-YroB37RT Categories (other): Art, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 54 46 Topics: art, arts Disambiguation of 'that does not represent a physical object realistically': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nonrepresentationalism, nonrepresentationality, nonrepresentationally, abstract

Alternative forms

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