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descriptivism

/ dɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm /

noun

  1. ethics the theory that moral utterances have a truth value Compare prescriptivism emotivism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • deˈscriptiˌvist, adjective
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Example Sentences

To students of language, it’s a battle of descriptivism - analyzing and documenting the real-world use of language - versus prescriptivism - the idea that one manner of language use or set of rules is better than another.

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