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de·scrip·tion       [di-skrip-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
2.the act or method of describing.
3.sort; kind; variety: dogs of every description.
4.Geometry. the act or process of describing a figure.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME descripcioun < L déscrīptiōn- (s. of déscrīptiō), equiv. to déscrīpt(us) (ptp. of déscrībere to describe) + -iōn- -ion]

—Synonyms 3. species; nature, character, condition; ilk.
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de·scrip·tion       (dĭ-skrĭp'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act, process, or technique of describing.
  2. A statement or an account describing something: published a description of the journey; gave a vivid description of the game.
  3. A pictorial representation: Monet's ethereal descriptions of haystacks and water lilies.
  4. A kind or sort: cars of every size and description.


[Middle English descripcioun, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin dēscrīptiō, dēscrīptiōn-, from dēscrīptus, past participle of dēscrībere, to write down; see describe.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
description 
1340, from L. descriptionem, from stem of describere "write down, transcribe, copy, sketch," from de- "down" + scribere "write" (see script). Describe (1513) is a reconstruction from L., replacing earlier descrive (c.1225). Descriptive is first recorded 1751.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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description

noun
1. a statement that represents something in words 
2. the act of describing something 
3. sort or variety; "every description of book was there" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

description

see beggar description.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: de·scrip·tion
Function: noun
: a representation in words of the nature and characteristics of a thing: as a : a specification of the boundaries of a piece of land (as for a deed) b : an explanation of an invention in a patent application or printed publication

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Description

De*scrip"tion\, n. [F. description, L. descriptio. See Describe.]

1. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.

2. 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.

Milton has descriptions of morning. --D. Webster.

3. A class to which a certain representation is applicable; kind; sort.

A difference . . . between them and another description of public creditors. --A. Hamilton.

The plates were all of the meanest description. --Macaulay.

Syn: Account; definition; recital; relation; detail; narrative; narration; explanation; delineation; representation; kind; sort. See Definition.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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