PRESCRIPTIVIST


Meaning of PRESCRIPTIVIST in English

— prescriptivism , n.

/pri skrip"teuh vist/ , n.

1. a writer, teacher, or supporter of prescriptive grammar.

adj.

2. of, pertaining to, or based on prescriptive grammar.

[ 1950-55; PRESCRIPTIVE + -IST ]

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