descriptivist
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From descriptive + -ist.
Pronunciation
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[edit]descriptivist (comparative more descriptivist, superlative most descriptivist)
- Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.
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Noun
[edit]descriptivist (plural descriptivists)
- (linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.
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Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French descriptiviste.
Noun
[edit]descriptivist m (plural descriptiviști)
Declension
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | descriptivist | descriptivistul | descriptiviști | descriptiviștii | |
| genitive-dative | descriptivist | descriptivistului | descriptiviști | descriptiviștilor | |
| vocative | descriptivistule | descriptiviștilor | |||
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