Descriptivism
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
Framework senses
- §1
- (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
- §2
- (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguisticsDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column