DESCRIVE

Etymology

Verb

descrive (third-person singular simple present descrives, present participle descriving, simple past and past participle descrived)

(obsolete) To describe.

Anagrams

• scrieved, serviced

Source: Wiktionary


De*scrive", v. t. Etym: [OF. descrivre. See Describe.]

Definition: To describe. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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