descriptivist

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪsˈkrɪptɪvɪst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di skrip′tə vist)


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de•scrip•tiv•ist  (di skrip′tə vist),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Oceanography, Linguisticsa writer, teacher, or supporter of descriptive grammar or descriptive linguistics.

adj. 
  1. Oceanography, Linguisticsof, pertaining to, or based on descriptive grammar or descriptive linguistics.
  • descriptive + -ist 1950–55
de•scrip′tiv•ism, n. 


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