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descriptivist
[ dih-skrip-tuh-vist ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or based on descriptive grammar or descriptive linguistics.
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- de·scriptiv·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of descriptivist1
First recorded in 1950–55; descriptive + -ist
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