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description
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Definitions ofdescription
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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.
- The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
- A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
Example: "The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description."
- A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
Example: "The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist."
- 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.
- A descriptive linguistic survey.
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