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descriptiona spoken or written representation or account of someone or something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a spoken or written representation or account of someone or something

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

Korean meaning: 묘사, 서술, 기술

Korean pronunciation: 디**스크**립션

Example Sentences

  • His description of the pizza was so vivid that I immediately ordered one.
  • The product description said 'easy to assemble,' but it took me six hours.
  • Please write a brief description of your experience.

description

NOUN

//dɪˈskrɪpʃən//

a spoken or written representation or account of someone or something

description concept
💡 Concept

a spoken or written representation or account of someone or something

description rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The prescription matches the inscription's description!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixde--
Rootscript
Suffix--ion

Origin

From Latin 'descriptio', derived from 'describere' meaning 'to write down or depict', composed of the prefix 'de-' (down) and 'scribere' (to write).

🎵Rhyme

prescriptioninscriptionsubscription
prescription
inscription
subscription

🔗Collocations

detailed description
job description
give a description
accurate description
physical description
product description

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His description of the pizza was so vivid that I immediately ordered one.

😄 Fun example

The product description said 'easy to assemble,' but it took me six hours.

Please write a brief description of your experience.

😄 Fun example

The weather forecast description was completely wrong again.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

accountportrayaldepictionexplanationnarrative

Antonyms

silenceconcealment

Related

describedescriptivedescriptorprescriptionmanuscript

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