Descriptivism Definition & Meaning
descriptivism
- noun
- (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
- (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
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- What does descriptivism mean?
- (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
- What part of speech is descriptivism?
- Descriptivism is a noun.
- How many definitions does descriptivism have?
- Descriptivism has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).