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description
[ dih-skrip-shuhn ]
description
/ dɪˈskrɪpʃən /
noun
- a statement or account that describes; representation in words
- the act, process, or technique of describing
- sort, kind, or variety
reptiles of every description
- geometry the act of drawing a line or figure, such as an arc
- philosophy a noun phrase containing a predicate that may replace a name as the subject of a sentence
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Other Words From
- prede·scription noun
- rede·scription noun
- self-de·scription noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of description1
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Idioms and Phrases
see beggar description .Discover More
Example Sentences
Perhaps lording over goblins is the right description after all.
Baby cigarette “No worry of cancer with this cigarette costume,” the description for this gem reads.
But one description was abhorrent on a level far above politics: “Aspergery.”
And, in truth, many of the major political figures fit that description.
Since he matched the rough description of the killer in the Genovese case, he was questioned about it.
Each picture bore a label, giving a true description of the once-honoured gem.
The king was struck with horror at the description I had given him of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made.
Also there is a description of Bampton, which once thrilled the readers of the Tiverton Gazette.
This habit of scribble may persist after a child attempts a linear description of the parts of an object.
In the yard, which was kept scrupulously neat, were flowers and plants of every description which flourishes in South Louisiana.
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