Description is one of four rhetorical modes (also known as modes of discourse), along with exposition, argumentation, and narration. Each of the rhetorical modes is present in ...
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?noun. 1. a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation. 2. the act or method of describing. 3. sort; kind; variety: dogs of every ...
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description n. The act, process, or technique of describing. A statement or an account describing something: published a description of the journey;
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de·scrip·tion (d-skr p sh n) n. 1. The act, process, or technique of describing. 2. A statement or an account describing something: published a description of the journey ...
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