DESCRIPTIVE
\dɪskɹˈɪptɪv], \dɪskɹˈɪptɪv], \d_ɪ_s_k_ɹ_ˈɪ_p_t_ɪ_v]\
Definitions of DESCRIPTIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"; "descriptive linguistics"
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describing the structure of a language; "descriptive linguistics simply describes language"
By Princeton University
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concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"; "descriptive linguistics"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age.
By Oddity Software
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Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Containing description.
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DESCRIPTIVENESS.
By Daniel Lyons
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