description — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. 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.

   Uso

   • numerabile
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   Sinonimi

   portrait

   Esempi

   give a verbal description of the events

   a realistic description

2. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.

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3. A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.

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   Esempi

   The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.

4. A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.

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   Esempi

   The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.

5. 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.

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6. A descriptive linguistic survey.

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Sostantivo

1. a statement that represents something in words

   Sinonimi

   verbal description

   Termini più generali

   statement

2. the act of describing something

   Termini più generali

   speech act

3. sort or variety

   Termini più generali

   kindsortformvariety

   Esempi

   every description of book was there