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        "dɪˈskraɪb"
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      "etymologies": [
        "From Middle English descriven, from Old French descrivre, from Latin dēscrībō (“I copy off, transcribe, sketch off, describe in painting or writing”), from dē (“off”) + scrībō (“write”); see scribe and shrive. Displaced native Old English āmearcian."
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              "mean": "(transitive) To represent in words.\nThe feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.\nThe geographer describes countries and cities.\nSeveral witnesses describe seeing lights in the sky that night.\n2014, Daniel Taylor, \"Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United,\" guardian.co.uk, November 2, 2014\nYet the truth is that City would probably have been coasting by that point if the referee, Michael Oliver, had not turned down three separate penalties, at least two of which could be accurately described as certainties.\n1959,  Georgette Heyer,  chapter 1, in  The Unknown Ajax: his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve. Stiff-rumped, that's what he was, always rubbing the rust, or riding grub, like he had been for months past."
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              "mean": "(transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.\nto describe a circle by the compasses;   a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle\n1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans\nUncas described an arc in the water with his own blade, and as the canoe passed swiftly on, Chingachgook recovered his paddle, and flourishing it on high, he gave the war-whoop of the Mohicans.\n1906,  James George Frazer,  Adonis, Attis, Osiris, volume 2, page 146:His body was contracted and bent towards them, and described an undulatory movement like that of a worm writhing."
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              "mean": "(transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.\nThe function describes a very complex surface."
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              "mean": "(transitive, taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.\nThe fungus was first described by a botanist."
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              "mean": "(obsolete) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.\n1611,  The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London:    Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Joshua 18:9:Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book."
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