Description

  • 11description — ► NOUN 1) a spoken or written account. 2) the process of describing. 3) a sort, kind, or class: people of any description …

    English terms dictionary

  • 12description — kind, sort, *type, character, nature, stripe, kidney, ilk …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 13Description — La description (du latin descriptio) est la présentation détaillée de lieux, de personnages ou d événements dans un récit. Sommaire 1 En littérature 2 Formes de description 3 Voir aussi …

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  • 14description — de|scrip|tion [ dı skrıpʃən ] noun *** count a statement about what someone or something is like: a brief description of the area give/provide/issue a description (of): Barry was unable to give police a description of his attacker. Police have… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15Description — For other uses, see Description (disambiguation). Description is one of four rhetorical modes (also known as modes of discourse), along with exposition, argumentation, and narration. Each of the rhetorical modes is present in a variety of forms… …

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  • 16description — de|scrip|tion W2S2 [dıˈskrıpʃən] n [U and C] 1.) a piece of writing or speech that gives details about what someone or something is like ▪ Berlin sounds fascinating from your description. description of ▪ The writer began with a description of… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17description */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms description : singular description plural descriptions a) [countable] a statement about what someone or something is like a brief description of the area give/provide/issue a description (of): Barry was… …

    English dictionary

  • 18description — /dI skrIpSFn/ noun 1 (C, U) a piece of writing or speech that says what someone or something is like: Berlin sounds fascinating from your description. | detailed/accurate description: The police have issued a detailed description of the missing… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19description — (dè skri psion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1°   Discours par lequel on décrit, on dépeint. •   Comme c est une personne extraordinaire, il est à propos d en faire la description, BUSSY RAB. dans RICHELET. •   Il les en faut croire [les… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 20description — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, comprehensive, detailed, full ▪ The catalogue gives a full description of each product. ▪ accurate, apt, clear …

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