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descriptivist
English
Etymology
descriptive +? -ist
Adjective
descriptivist (comparative more descriptivist, superlative most descriptivist)
- Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.
Synonyms
- descriptionist
- descriptionistic
- descriptivistic
Antonyms
- prescriptionist
- prescriptionistic
- prescriptivist
- prescriptivistic
Noun
descriptivist (plural descriptivists)
- Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.
Synonyms
- descriptionist
Antonyms
- prescriptionist
- prescriptivist
Derived terms
- descriptivistic
Romanian
Etymology
From French descriptiviste
Noun
descriptivist m (plural descriptivi?ti)
- descriptivist
Declension
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descriptivism
English
Etymology
descriptive +? -ism
Noun
descriptivism (usually uncountable, plural descriptivisms)
- (linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
Antonyms
- prescriptivism
Derived terms
- descriptivist
Related terms
- descriptive
- description
Translations
See also
- realism
- idealism
- formalism
- descriptive grammar
Romanian
Etymology
descriptiv +? -ism
Noun
descriptivism n (uncountable)
- descriptivism
Declension
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