description

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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 the area.
▪ The police have issued a detailed description of the missing woman.
▪ an accurate description of the event
▪ I checked my job description .
give/provide etc a description
▪ The booklet gives a brief description of each place.
brief/short/full/complete description
▪ Your insurance company will need a full description of the stolen property.
▪ The guide gives a general description of the island.
fit/match/answer a description
(=be like the person or thing described)
▪ He matches the description of the attacker.
2.) be beyond/past description
to be too good, bad, big etc to be described easily
▪ The death and destruction were beyond description.
3.) of every/some/any etc description also of all descriptions
people or things of every type, some type etc
▪ People of all descriptions came to see the show.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • description — de·scrip·tion n: a representation in words of the nature and characteristics of a thing: as a: a specification of the boundaries of a piece of land (as for a deed) b: an explanation of an invention in a patent application or printed publication… …   Law dictionary

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