"description word" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: description words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} description word (plural description words)
  1. (grammar) An adjective. Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: adjective, describing word, adjective [noun], adnoun [archaic] Hypernyms: part of speech, word Related terms: action word (english: action-word), connecting word, naming word, name word (english: name-word)
    Sense id: en-description_word-en-noun-5hkf0w3S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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