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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1420
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Descriptioun, n. Also: -ioune, -ion. [ME. descripcioun, -cion (1387), OF. descripcion. L. dēscriptio. Cf. Discriptioun.] Description; record. — c1420 Wynt. iii. 982.
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