vivid description

collocation in English

meaningsofvividanddescription

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vivid
adjective
uk
/ˈvɪv.ɪd/us
/ˈvɪv.ɪd/
Vivid descriptions, memories, etc. produce very clear, powerful, and detailed images in ...
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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 ofvividanddescriptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thevividdescriptionof the surrounding chaos makes the heroic efforts of these individuals who rescued the imperial documents even more compelling.
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Hyne gives avividdescriptionof the effects on their bodies of the continuous mosquito and horse-fly bites.
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Castaneda's strength is not an indictment of anthropological achievements, but rather avividdescription of our impact and the unfortunate changes that we can effect.
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The evaluations of the speakers in this cluster are instead likely to have been influenced by theirvividdescriptionof things happening, people doing things before their very eyes.
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I am glad that he has done so, as it saves my having to give avividdescriptionof it.
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That person walked through the ruins and gave avividdescriptionof what happened.
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There is novividdescriptionsuch as we believe is necessary to indicate the candidates for whom they are to vote.
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I do not believe that it is original, but it is an extremelyvividdescriptionof what has been happening over the past few years.
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We then read on and found avividdescriptionof what was alleged to have happened.
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We were pleased to hear hisvividdescriptionand interesting historical examples of his home town, which is also his constituency.
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It gives a veryvividdescriptionbut is very much an understatement.
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In a little book he has published he gives an extremelyvividdescriptionof police lectures to children.
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There is avividdescriptionon the last page of the booklet of what has happened.
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He also supported import control and gave avividdescriptionof some of the imports into this country that could have an adverse effect on plant and animal health.
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That is not an example that would come immediately to mind for most families, but it was avividdescriptionof the sale of our natural assets.
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That is a rathervividdescription.
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Hisvividdescriptionsounded awful.
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Thevividdescriptionof battles speedily procured for it an enormous sale; but it only produced 20 for its author.
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From the beginning,vividdescriptionwas the strongest aspect of his writing.
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One can find avividdescriptionof events at that time in a book he intended for non-specialists (no. 20).
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