descriptivist

== English == === Etymology === From descriptive + -ist. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvɪst/ === Adjective === descriptivist (comparative more descriptivist, superlative most descriptivist) Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === descriptivist (plural descriptivists) (linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory. ==== Synonyms ==== descriptionist ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== descriptivistic ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French descriptiviste. === Noun === descriptivist m (plural descriptiviști, feminine equivalent descriptivistă) descriptivist ==== Declension ====