Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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prescriptivism | Yes | No | No | No |
philosophy | Yes | No | No | No |
prescriptivism (noun) | philosophy (noun) |
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(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation |