"prescriptivist" meaning in All languages combined

See prescriptivist on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prescriptivist.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more prescriptivist [comparative], most prescriptivist [superlative]
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  1. Having a tendency to prescribe. Synonyms: prescriptionistic, prescriptivistic Translations (Translations): preskriptivistinen (Finnish), präskriptivistisch (German), preskryptywistyczny (Polish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prescriptionist Related terms: prescribe, prescriptivism, prescriptivistic

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prescriptivist.wav [Southern-England] Forms: prescriptivists [plural]
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  1. (linguistics) Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld. Related terms: grammarian Translations (Translations): preskriptivisti (Finnish), Präskriptivist [masculine] (German), preskryptywista [masculine] (Polish)
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