specimen vs representative

representative vs specimen

specimen and representative both are nouns.

specimen is not an adjective while representative is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
specimen	Yes	No	No	No
representative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, representative is a hypernym of specimen; that is, representative is a word with a broader meaning than specimen:

specimen: an example regarded as typical of its class
representative: an item of information that is typical of a class or group

Other hypernyms of specimen include example, illustration, instance.

specimen (noun)	representative (noun)
a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes	an item of information that is typical of a class or group
an example regarded as typical of its class	a person who represents others
	a member of the United States House of Representatives
	an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

specimen (adjective)	representative (adjective)
	standing for something else
	being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
	serving to represent or typify

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