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description
What does description mean?
description (noun): a statement that represents something in words.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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How do you pronounce description?
/dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does description come from?
From Middle English descripcioun, from Old French description and its etymon, Latin dēscrīptiō, noun of action of dēscrībō (“to describe”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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