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descriptive definition
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Grep of noun descriptive descriptive adjective descriptive anthropology descriptive clause descriptive geometry descriptive linguistics Overview of adj descriptive The adj descriptive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) descriptive -- (serving to describe or inform or characterized by description; "the descriptive variable"; "a descriptive passage") 2. synchronic, descriptive -- (concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"; "descriptive linguistics") 3. descriptive -- ((grammar) describing the structure of a language; "descriptive linguistics simply describes language") Antonyms of adj descriptive 3 senses of descriptive Sense 1 descriptive (vs. undescriptive) undescriptive (vs. descriptive) Sense 2 synchronic (vs. diachronic), descriptive Sense 3 descriptive (vs. prescriptive) prescriptive (vs. descriptive), normative Similarity of adj descriptive 3 senses of descriptive Sense 1 descriptive (vs. undescriptive) Sense 2 synchronic (vs. diachronic), descriptive Also See-> synchronous#1, synchronal#1, synchronic#1 Sense 3 descriptive (vs. prescriptive) Attributes of adj descriptive Familiarity of adj descriptive descriptive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj descriptive descriptive undescriptive Overview of adj descriptive The adj descriptive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) descriptive -- (serving to describe or inform or characterized by description; "the descriptive variable"; "a descriptive passage") 2. synchronic, descriptive -- (concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"; "descriptive linguistics") 3. descriptive -- ((grammar) describing the structure of a language; "descriptive linguistics simply describes language")
descriptive definition
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