Prescriptivism
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
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Senses
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(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Prescriptivisms
- possessive
- Prescriptivism's
- pluralpossessive
- Prescriptivisms'