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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; Middle English descripcioun < Latin dēscrīptiōn- (stem of dēscrīptiō), equivalent to dēscrīpt(us) (past participle of dēscrībere to describe) + -iōn- -ion
1300–50; Middle English descripcioun < Latin dēscrīptiōn- (stem of dēscrīptiō), equivalent to dēscrīpt(us) (past participle of dēscrībere to describe) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
pre·de·scrip·tion, noun
re·de·scrip·tion, noun
self-de·scrip·tion, noun
Synonyms
3. species; nature, character, condition; ilk.
3. species; nature, character, condition; ilk.
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Description
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Example Sentences
- Go through the job description line by line.
- One problem for the early committees was deciding what Nobel had meant by his rather sketchy description of the prizes.
- They displayed a minor talent for colorful description but none, alas, for punch lines.
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description
mid-14c., from L. descriptionem, from stem of describere "write down, transcribe, copy, sketch," from de- "down" + scribere "write" (see script).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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