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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.countableuncountable
- give a verbal description of the events
- a realistic description
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The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.countableuncountable
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A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.countableuncountable
- The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.
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Sort, kind.countableuncountable
- A dealership with cars of every description
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A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.countableuncountable
- The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.
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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.countableuncountable
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A descriptive linguistic survey.countableuncountable
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