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The correct spelling is description.
How to pronounce description
/dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/
nounIPA: /dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/
Say it like: Des-cri-psh-on
The correct spelling is description. A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species. For example: "The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description."
Usage Examples
“The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.”
“The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
- 2.The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
- 3.A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
- 4.A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
- 5.The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
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