Explore Descriptio through 5 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Using Descriptio
- In the example corpus, descriptio often appears in combinations such as: descriptio cambriae.
Context around Descriptio
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Descriptio
- In this selection, "descriptio" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, terrae, cambriae, insularum and survey stand out and add context to how "descriptio" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a descriptio survey and and bremen s descriptio insularum aquilonis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "descriptio" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with descriptio
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His account of that journey, the Itinerarium Cambriae (1191) was followed by the Descriptio Cambriae in 1194. (17 words)
David Powel published an abridged version of Itinerarium Cambriae and Descriptio Cambriae in 1585 omitting Gerald's negative comments about the Welsh. (22 words)
The island is also labelled "Don Garcia" on Mercator 's Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigatium Emendate (Duisburg 1569). (22 words)
The earliest record of the name Winland is found in Adam of Bremen 's Descriptio insularum Aquilonis ("Description of the Northern Islands", ch. 39) written c. 1075. (27 words)
David Powel published an abridged version of Itinerarium Cambriae and Descriptio Cambriae in 1585 omitting Gerald's negative comments about the Welsh. (22 words)
The island is also labelled "Don Garcia" on Mercator 's Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigatium Emendate (Duisburg 1569). (22 words)
Example sentences (5)
David Powel published an abridged version of Itinerarium Cambriae and Descriptio Cambriae in 1585 omitting Gerald's negative comments about the Welsh.
His account of that journey, the Itinerarium Cambriae (1191) was followed by the Descriptio Cambriae in 1194.
The earliest record of the name Winland is found in Adam of Bremen 's Descriptio insularum Aquilonis ("Description of the Northern Islands", ch. 39) written c. 1075.
The island is also labelled "Don Garcia" on Mercator 's Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigatium Emendate (Duisburg 1569).
The work is referred to internally as a descriptio (survey), and in other early administrative contexts as the king's brevia (writings).
Common combinations with descriptio
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: