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Description
//dɪˈskɹɪpʃən// noun
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Noun
- 1 A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species. countable, uncountable
"give a verbal description of the events"
- 2 sort or variety wordnet
- 3 The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs. countable, uncountable
- 4 a statement that represents something in words wordnet
- 5 A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized. countable, uncountable
"The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description."
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- 6 the act of describing something wordnet
- 7 A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science. countable, uncountable
"The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist."
- 8 The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage. countable, uncountable
- 9 A descriptive linguistic survey. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Middle English descripcioun, from Old French description and its etymon, Latin dēscrīptiō, noun of action of dēscrībō (“I describe”). Equivalent to describe + -tion.
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