description
/dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
- 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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