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Possible definitions for descriptio
description
description
n 1: a statement that represents something in words [syn: {verbal
description}]
2: the act of describing something
3: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"
descriptive
descriptive
adj 1: serving to describe or inform or characterized by
description; "the descriptive variable"; "a
descriptive passage" [ant: {undescriptive}]
2: concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a
particular period without considering historical
antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"; "descriptive
linguistics" [syn: {synchronic}] [ant: {diachronic}]
3: describing the structure of a language; "descriptive
linguistics simply describes language" [ant: {prescriptive}]
descriptor
descriptor
n 1: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a
word that can be used to describe or identify something;
"the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a
stem and a list of inflections to be attached" [syn: {form},
{word form}, {signifier}]
2: a piece of stored information that is used to identify an
item in an information storage and retrieval system
inscription
inscription
n 1: letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on
something [syn: {lettering}]
2: a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a
photograph) dedicating it to someone or something [syn: {dedication}]
3: the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving)
letters or words
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