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Noun: descriptivism  di'skrip-ti-vi-zum
  1. (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
     
  2. (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics

Derived forms: descriptivisms

Type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought

Encyclopedia: Descriptivism

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