Wikipedia:Define and describe

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The define and describe rule states that:

  1. If its subject is amenable to definition, an article should give a concise, conceptually sound definition in its opening sentence and then proceed with a description.
  2. If the article is long (more than one page), the remainder of the opening paragraph should summarize it.

The definitions of definition and description are imperative to this rule.

See debate.