description
Americannoun
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a statement or account that describes; representation in words
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the act, process, or technique of describing
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sort, kind, or variety
reptiles of every description
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geometry the act of drawing a line or figure, such as an arc
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philosophy a noun phrase containing a predicate that may replace a name as the subject of a sentence
Other Word Forms
- predescription noun
- redescription noun
- self-description noun
Etymology
Origin of description
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
Example Sentences
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Creators also have to provide a description of the game and a content maturity label, which is used to assign it to an appropriate age range.
From BBC
But none of these descriptions explain why such processes should produce the inner experience of awareness.
For each one, I entered a description, chose a colour scheme and waited for version one of the app to be built.
From BBC
"From a theoretical perspective, this system is remarkable because friction does not originate from a physical surface contact, but from the collective dynamics of magnetic moments," explains Anton Lüders, who developed the theoretical description.
From Science Daily
Just Gronkowski and Paul following Brady’s lead, knowing their job descriptions include promotion as well as performance.
From Los Angeles Times
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