noun (n)

• a statement that represents something in words(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  verbal description
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of describing something(noun.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• sort or variety(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  Every description of book was there.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.(noun)

  source: webster1913