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Definition of: descriptive
(di·skrip′tiv) adjective
1. Characterized by or containing description; serving to describe.
2. Designating a science or branch of a science concerned with the classification of material; taxonomical.
3. Gram. Having the function of describing: a descriptive adjective. See synonyms under GRAPHIC
—de·scrip′tive·ly adverb
—de·scrip′tive·ness noun
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