Definitions for prescriptivism



Overview of noun prescriptivism

The noun prescriptivism has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. prescriptivism

((ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior)

2. prescriptivism

((linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics)

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