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descriptivist

English

Etymology

descriptive +? -ist

Adjective

descriptivist (comparative more descriptivist, superlative most descriptivist)

  1. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

Synonyms

  • descriptionist
  • descriptionistic
  • descriptivistic

Antonyms

  • prescriptionist
  • prescriptionistic
  • prescriptivist
  • prescriptivistic

Noun

descriptivist (plural descriptivists)

  1. 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)

  1. descriptivist

Declension

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usagist

English

Etymology

usage +? -ist

Noun

usagist (plural usagists)

  1. (linguistics, rare) One who defines a language by usage rather than theory.

Synonyms

  • descriptivist

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