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de·scrip·tion

description

pronunciation:: dih skrIp shn
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part of speech:	noun
definition 1:	the act of using words to tell others what something is or was like. His description of the fire made us cry. similar words: relation, report
definition 2:	a spoken or written account of something. Her description of her first day at school is very funny. synonyms: account, depiction, portrait similar words: record, relation, story, tale
definition 3:	kind; sort; variety. The fair offered foods of every description. synonyms: category, kind, sort, type, variety similar words: denomination
related words:	demonstration, form, idea, kind, label, narrative, picture, portrait, version

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