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prescriptivism meaning and definition

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PRESCRIPTIVISM noun

Definition of prescriptivism (noun)

  1. (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
  2. (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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