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Meaning of descriptions

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

descriptions

noun

Definitions

  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.

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

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

    Example: 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.

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