general description

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• general — I UK [ˈdʒen(ə)rəl] / US adjective *** 1) not specific, exact, or detailed Could you just give us a general description of the work you do? Her predictions are so general that they could apply to anybody. in general terms: We are prepared to… …   English dictionary

• description — de|scrip|tion W2S2 [dıˈskrıpʃən] n [U and C] 1.) a piece of writing or speech that gives details about what someone or something is like ▪ Berlin sounds fascinating from your description. description of ▪ The writer began with a description of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• description — /dI skrIpSFn/ noun 1 (C, U) a piece of writing or speech that says what someone or something is like: Berlin sounds fascinating from your description. | detailed/accurate description: The police have issued a detailed description of the missing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• general — generalness, n. /jen euhr euhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees. 2. of, pertaining to, or true of such persons or things in the main, with possible… …   Universalium

• general — gen|er|al1 [ dʒen(ə)rəl ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not specific/detailed ▸ 2 relevant to most cases ▸ 3 true of whole of something ▸ 4 dealing with all of something ▸ 5 responsible for whole ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) not specific, exact, or detailed: Could you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• general — gen•er•al [[t]ˈdʒɛn ər əl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or affecting all persons or things belonging to a group, category, or system: a general meeting of members; a general amnesty[/ex] 2) of, pertaining to, or true of such persons or things… …   From formal English to slang

• general*/*/*/ — [ˈdʒen(ə)rəl] adj I 1) not specific, exact, or detailed Could you just give us a general description of the work you do?[/ex] I m probably not making myself very clear, but you get the general idea.[/ex] 2) involving or true for most people,… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• general — adjective 1) this is suitable for general use Syn: widespread, common, extensive, universal, wide, popular, public, mainstream; established, conventional, traditional, orthodox, accepted See note at univ …   Thesaurus of popular words

• general — adjective 1) suitable for general use Syn: widespread, common, extensive, universal, wide, popular, public, mainstream 2) a general pay increase Syn: comprehensive, overall, across …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• DESCRIPTION ET EXPLICATION — Certaines disciplines sont descriptives: astronomie, anatomie, zoologie. Une description peut être plus qu’une simple collection non ordonnée de faits ou de données, l’exemple des taxinomies le montre. La géographie comporte une partie… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Description logic — (DL) is a family of formal knowledge representation languages. It is more expressive than propositional logic but has more efficient decision problems than first order predicate logic. DL is used in artificial intelligence for formal reasoning on …   Wikipedia