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== Origin of Description == | == Origin of Description == | ||
late 14c., from Old French description (12c.) and directly from Latin descriptionem (nominative descriptio) "representation, description, copy," noun of action from past participle stem of describere "write down, transcribe, copy, sketch," from de- "down" (see de-) + scribere "write". | late 14c., from Old French description (12c.) and directly from Latin descriptionem (nominative descriptio) "representation, description, copy," noun of action from past participle stem of describere "write down, transcribe, copy, sketch," from de- "down" (see de-) + scribere "write". | ||
==Synonyms== | |||
''Brief''<br> | |||
''Definition''<br> | |||
''Explanation''<br> | |||
''Information''<br> | |||
''Portrayal''<br> | |||
''Statement''<br> | |||
''Summary''<br> | |||
''Vignette''<br> | |||
''Write-Up''<br> | |||
== Multimedia of Description == | == Multimedia of Description == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
http://thesaurus.com/browse/description | |||
Revision as of 16:59, 14 November 2013
de-scrip-tion
Description[1] is a noun that is an audible or composed portrayal of a person, object, or event. These characteristics can be used to understand or imagine the person,object, or event in great detail without a visual.
Origin of Description
late 14c., from Old French description (12c.) and directly from Latin descriptionem (nominative descriptio) "representation, description, copy," noun of action from past participle stem of describere "write down, transcribe, copy, sketch," from de- "down" (see de-) + scribere "write".
Synonyms
Brief
Definition
Explanation
Information
Portrayal
Statement
Summary
Vignette
Write-Up
Multimedia of Description
Example video of description[2]
Example video of description[3]
Example of a Job Description 
Example of a Suspect Description 