Main Entry: de·scrip·tion

Pronunciation: \di-ˈskrip-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English descripcioun, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin description-, descriptio, from describere

Date: 14th century

1 a : an act of describing; specifically : discourse intended to give a mental image of something experienced b : a descriptive statement or account
2 : kind or character especially as determined by salient features <opposed to any tax of so radical a description>

synonyms see type