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description

[ dih-skrip-shuhn ]

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.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  4. Geometry. the act or process of describing a figure.


description

/ »åɪˈ²õ°ì°ùɪ±èʃə²Ô /

noun

  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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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù±ðd±ð·²õ³¦°ù¾±±èt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • °ù±ðd±ð·²õ³¦°ù¾±±èt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-»å±ð·²õ³¦°ù¾±±èt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of description1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English descripcioun, from Latin »åŧ²õ³¦°ùÄ«±è³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of »åŧ²õ³¦°ùÄ«±è³Ù¾±Å, from »åŧ²õ³¦°ùÄ«±è³Ù(³Ü²õ) “described†(past participle of »åŧ²õ³¦°ùÄ«²ú±ð°ù±ð “to copy, draw, transcribeâ€; describe ) + -¾±Å -ion
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Idioms and Phrases

see beggar description .
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Example Sentences

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It was later reported to police that a child had been attacked at Green Park station shortly after the assault on Ms Wynter, by a man of the same description.

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Law enforcement officials have found a body in Oxnard that matches the description of a 13-year-old boy who failed to return home after visiting an acquaintance in Lancaster, authorities said.

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That seems a fine charter to me, and not a bad description of public media at its best.

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No description of the driver was immediately available.

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Let me say, if it matters, that I strongly disagree with this description of the war in Gaza and with the call for divestment.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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