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prescriptivism

noun
/pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪv.ɪzm̩/UK/pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪ.vɪzm̩/US

Etymology

From prescriptive + -ism.

  1. borrowed from praescriptivus — “relating to a legal exception”
  2. suffixed as prescriptivism — “prescriptive + ism”

Definitions

  1. The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms,…

    The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.

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