descriptivist

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Synonyms: descriptivism, prescriptivist

Antonyms: descriptivism, prescriptivist

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Adjective

1. Subscribing to, or related to, [[descriptivism]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|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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