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descriptivism

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de⋅scrip⋅tiv⋅ist

  [di-skrip-tuh-vist]
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–noun
1. a writer, teacher, or supporter of descriptive grammar or descriptive linguistics.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or based on descriptive grammar or descriptive linguistics.
Origin:
1950–55; descriptive + -ist

Related forms:
de⋅scrip⋅tiv⋅ism, noun
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de·scrip·tiv·ism   (dĭ-skrĭp'tə-vĭz'əm)   
n.  The practice or application of descriptive linguistics, especially in the analysis of grammar.
de·scrip'tiv·ist adj. & n.
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