11 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
noun a statement that represents something in words
noun the act of describing something
noun sort or variety
originFrom Middle English descripcioun, from Old French description and its etymon, Latin dēscrīptiō, noun of action of dēscrībō (“to describe”). Equivalent to describe + -tion.
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