extensive description

collocation in English

meaningsofextensiveanddescription

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extensive
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/us
/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/
covering a large area; having a ...
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description
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/us
/dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/
something that tells you what something or someone ...
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(Definition ofextensiveanddescriptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Several of these deserve moreextensivedescriptionbefore presenting our regressions.
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Here the schoolboy who was thrown over the embankment at his new school has just finished anextensivedescriptionof his injuries.
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For the codicologist and palaeographer there is anextensivedescriptionof the manuscripts which have been used for the edition and discussion of their authenticity.
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The next eight chapters, covering fully one-third of the book, is anextensivedescriptionof the alleles of major loci that cause variation in coat colour, and their interactions.
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We can provide him with anextensivedescriptionas regards international comparisons but it may be that that is best done through correspondence.
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Indeed, he gave us anextensivedescriptionof some working drawings that he had seen.
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This article contains anextensivedescriptionof the properties of ether but did not include experimental procedures.
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Without a moreextensivedescriptionthe picture does not help interpret what is actually happening in this supply chain.
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The book contains many words and anextensivedescriptionof phonology and grammar.
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This line of research requires more advanced and more extensive descriptions of the human way of thinking, which subsequently may be integrated in multi-agent systems.
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These catalogs typically featured extensive descriptions of each species and were often illustrated upon reprinting.
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Metcalfe added extensive descriptions to almost all paintings and bound them into a book.
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Metcalfe added extensive descriptions to almost all paintings.
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The jury heard extensive descriptions of the severity of the attack from a number of witnesses and through a recorded phone conversation taken at the time.
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