Definition of Descriptivism in English :

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Descriptivism

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Noun

1. descriptivism

(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value

2. descriptivism

(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics

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Descriptivism

see synonyms of descriptivism
noun
ethics
the theory that moral utterances have a truth value
Compare prescriptivism, emotivism

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Descriptivism

see synonyms of descriptivism
n.
The practice or application of descriptive linguistics, especially in the analysis of grammar.

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