prescriptivism
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
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- doctrine hypernym
Related & opposite
- moral philosophy domain topic
Sense 2 noun
(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
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- doctrine hypernym
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- linguistics domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | moral philosophy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | doctrine |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | linguistics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | doctrine |