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descriptions [dih-skrip-shuhn] - de·scrip·tion - [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.
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
Related forms
pre·de·scrip·tion, noun
re·de·scrip·tion, noun
self-de·scrip·tion, noun
Synonyms
3. species; nature, character, condition; ilk.
