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de•scrip•tion



Pronunciation: (di-skrip'shun), [key]
—n.
1. a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
2. the act or method of describing.
3. sort; kind; variety: dogs of every description.
4. Geom.the act or process of describing a figure.

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