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de·scrip·tion (di skrip′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act, process, art, or technique of describing or picturing in words
  2. a statement or passage that describes
  3. sort, kind, or variety books of every description
  4. the act of tracing or outlining the description of a circle

Etymology: ME descripcioun < OFr description < L descriptio, a marking out, delineation < pp. of describere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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