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description
- /dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/
- /dəˈskɹɪpʃən/
Where it comes from
From Middle English descripcioun, from Old French description and its etymon, Latin dēscrīptiō, noun of action of dēscrībō (“to describe”). Equivalent to describe + -tion.
noun descriptions
- 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. give a verbal description of the events
- The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
- A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized. The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.
- A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science. The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.
- 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.
- A descriptive linguistic survey.
