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.
A descriptive linguistic survey.
The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
An ancient or medieval collection of models for official writings.
A list of formulas; a collection of set forms to be followed, especially in religious belief.
A pharmacopoeia or list of available drugs, particularly prescription drugs
A list of drugs, created by health insurers, hospitals, or prescription drug plans, that defines how costs for any drug are shared between patient and health care provider, typically broken down by tiers such as preferred generics with lowest copay, or preferred brand with higher copay, or non-preferred brand and not covered tiers with the highest cost to the patient.
A collection of formulas in sciences and mathematics.
Stated; prescribed; ritual.