descriptivism

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Synonyms: descriptivist, prescriptivism

Antonyms: descriptivist, prescriptivism

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} The practice of [[describe|describing]] realistic [[form]]s, as opposed to [[prescribe|prescribing]] idealistic [[norm]]s, of linguistic usage.

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