description: Meaning and Definition of
de•scrip•tion
Pronunciation: (di-skrip'shun), [key]
— n.
- a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
- the act or method of describing.
- sort; kind; variety: dogs of every description.
- the act or process of describing a figure.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.