descriptivist

English

Etymology

descriptive + -ist

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvɪst/

Adjective

descriptivist (comparative more descriptivist, superlative most descriptivist)

  1. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

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Noun

descriptivist (plural descriptivists)

  1. (linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French descriptiviste.

Noun

descriptivist m (plural descriptiviști)

  1. descriptivist

Declension

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