description
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ʃən 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; 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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| —n | |
| 1. | a statement or account that describes; representation in words |
| 2. | the act, process, or technique of describing |
| 3. | sort, kind, or variety: reptiles of every description |
| 4. | geometry the act of drawing a line or figure, such as an arc |
| 5. | philosophy a noun phrase containing a predicate that may replace a name as the subject of a sentence |
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Word Origin & History
description
mid-14c., from L. descriptionem, from stem of describere "write down, transcribe, copy, sketch," from de- "down" + scribere "write" (see script).
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
She sees our approach to food as a kind of behavior, in itself a description of the nuances of character.
His description of his own actions on the night of the speech must be seen in that light.
But there is nothing in the description that shows that this is the case.
The complexity of what makes a joke work is totally outside the reach of a moral description.
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