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Meaning of prescriptivism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪv.ɪzm̩

Definitions

The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Präskriptivismus
Español normativismo prescriptivismo
Français normativisme prescriptivisme
Bahasa Indonesia preskriptivisme
Italiano prescrittivismo
日本語 規範主義
Polski normatywizm preskryptywizm
Português normativismo prescritivismo
Русский прескриптивизм

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

prescriptivist prescriptivity prescutum preseason presector preseed

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