Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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linguistics | Yes | No | No | No |
descriptivism | Yes | No | No | No |
linguistics (noun) | descriptivism (noun) |
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the scientific study of language | (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics |
the humanistic study of language and literature | (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value |