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de·scrip·tion

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pronunciation:
dih skrIp shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of describing.
synonyms:
portrayal
similar words:
narration, relation, report
definition 2: an oral or written account of something.
synonyms:
account, depiction, portrait
similar words:
chronicle, record, relation, story, tale
definition 3: variety; kind; sort.
foods of every description
synonyms:
breed, category, ilk, kind, sort, species, stripe, type, variety
similar words:
denomination, genre
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