De-scrip'tion, n.
(-skrip'shun), n. [Lat. descriptio, from describere; Fr. description, Pr. descriptio, Sp. descripción, It. descrizione.]
Sense 1. The act of describing.
Sense 2. A sketch or account of any thing in words; a representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species; a recital; a report.
Milton has fine descriptions of morning. D. Webster.
Sense 3. The class to which a certain representation applies; the qualities which distinguish such a class.
A difference ... between them and another description of public creditors. Hamilton.
The plates were all of the meanest description. Macaulay.
Synonyms—Account; definition; recital; relation; detail; narrative; narration; explanation; delineation; representation; cast; turn; sort. See ACCOUNT and DEFINITION.