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proscriptivists

proscriptivists is the plural of proscriptivist.

Meaning of proscriptivist

Noun

proscriptivist (plural proscriptivists)

  1. (rare) One who is characterized by proscribing; one who tends to proscribe.
    • Pushing on likely required repeated mobilizing of arguments to counter the views of the proscriptivist factions, those promoting a retreat from this prescriptive strategy and the application of a proscriptive ceremonial ideological strategy […]2018, A. Martin Byers, The Real Mound Builders of North America, page 166

Questions about proscriptivists

What is proscriptivists the plural of?
Proscriptivists is the plural of proscriptivist.

Words near proscriptivists in the dictionary

  1. proscriptive
  2. proscriptively
  3. proscriptiveness
  4. proscriptivism
  5. proscriptivist
  6. proscriptivists
  7. proscripts
  8. proscuitto
  9. proscutella
  10. proscutellum
  11. proscylliid

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