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school of thought vs descriptivism

descriptivism vs school of thought

school of thought and descriptivism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
school of thought Yes No No No
descriptivism Yes No No No
As nouns, descriptivism is a hyponym of school of thought; that is, descriptivism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than school of thought:
  • school of thought: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  • descriptivism: (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
school of thought (noun) descriptivism (noun)
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
Difference between school of thought and descriptivism

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