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 account2: kind or character especially as determined by salient features <opposed to any tax of so radical a description>

synonyms see type