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1.NounA sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species."give a verbal description of the events; a realistic description"
2.NounThe act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
3.NounA set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized."The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description."
4.NounA scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science."The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist."
5.NounThe 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.
6.NounA descriptive linguistic survey.