prescriptivist
[ pri-skrip-tuh-vist ]
/ prɪˈskrɪp tə vɪst /
noun
a writer, teacher, or supporter of prescriptive grammar.
adjective
of, relating to, or based on prescriptive grammar.
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Origin of prescriptivist
First recorded in 1950–55; prescriptive + -ist
OTHER WORDS FROM prescriptivist
pre·scrip·tiv·ism, nounWords nearby prescriptivist
prescriptible, prescription, prescriptive, prescriptive grammar, prescriptivism, prescriptivist, prescutum, preseason, preselect, preselector, presell
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British Dictionary definitions for prescriptivism
prescriptivism
/ (prɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm) /
noun
ethics the theory that moral utterances have no truth value but prescribe attitudes to others and express the conviction of the speakerCompare descriptivism, emotivism
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