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Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a statement that represents something in words
  2. noun the act of describing something
  3. noun sort or variety

Etymology

From Middle English descripcioun, from Old French description and its etymon, Latin dēscrīptiō, noun of action of dēscrībō (“to describe”). Equivalent to describe + -tion.

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
statement
Narrower (hyponyms)
specification, word picture, job description

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