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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: ilk, condition, character, nature, species

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


description

/ dɪˈskrɪpʃən /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of description1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English descripcioun, from Latin dēscrīptiōn-, stem of dēscrīptiō, from dēscrīpt(us) “described” (past participle of dēscrībere “to copy, draw, transcribe”; describe ) + -iō -ion
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Idioms and Phrases

see beggar description .
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Example Sentences

By drawing on a fundamental description of cause and effect found in Einstein’s theory of special relativity, researchers from Imperial College London have come up with a way to help AIs make better guesses too.

However, as the workaround description implies, this separate tracking carries the risk of someone still being served the same ad even after the limit has been exceeded.

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Nurses found that working safely isn’t only about PPE and sanitation, but also a much broader range of practices, from using technology in new ways to changing job descriptions.

From Fortune

Those restaurants’ profiles on Goldbelly are then linked to in the description box of the video and Thrillist makes a commission off of any transactions.

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Later this year, developers will be required to include information in a so-called “nutrition label” about how their apps collect data on their app description page.

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Perhaps lording over goblins is the right description after all.

Baby cigarette “No worry of cancer with this cigarette costume,” the description for this gem reads.

But one description was abhorrent on a level far above politics: “Aspergery.”

And, in truth, many of the major political figures fit that description.

Since he matched the rough description of the killer in the Genovese case, he was questioned about it.

Each picture bore a label, giving a true description of the once-honoured gem.

The king was struck with horror at the description I had given him of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made.

Also there is a description of Bampton, which once thrilled the readers of the Tiverton Gazette.

This habit of scribble may persist after a child attempts a linear description of the parts of an object.

In the yard, which was kept scrupulously neat, were flowers and plants of every description which flourishes in South Louisiana.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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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