Noun

(en noun)

A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.

The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.

A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.

(biology) A scientific documentation of a specimen intended to reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species.

The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.

Noun

(en noun)

The act of objecting.

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A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to ).

(legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.