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descriptivism

descriptivism noun: the practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.

Noun

descriptivism (usually uncountable, plural descriptivisms)

  1. (usually) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.

descriptivism meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian

descriptivism in Tamil

விவரிப்புப் பிழை ஏரணம்

descriptivism in Tagalog

describing realistic language forms
pagkalarawanin

descriptivism in Indonesian

describing realistic language forms
deskriptivisme

Antonyms of descriptivism

Forms of descriptivism

pluraldescriptivisms

Origin of descriptivism

From descriptive + -ism. * Audio (Southern England): (file)

Words formed from descriptivism

Questions about descriptivism

What does descriptivism mean?
Descriptivism means the practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
What is descriptivism in Tamil?
Descriptivism in Tamil is விவரிப்புப் பிழை ஏரணம். See Descriptivism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is descriptivism?
Descriptivism is a noun.
What is the plural of descriptivism?
The plural of descriptivism is descriptivisms.

Words near descriptivism in the dictionary

  1. descriptive geometry
  2. descriptive statistics
  3. descriptively
  4. descriptiveness
  5. descriptives
  6. descriptivism
  7. descriptivisms
  8. descriptivist
  9. descriptivistic
  10. descriptivists
  11. descriptivity

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