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Definition of descriptivist:

(n) : (linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.
(adj) : Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

Definition of descriptivist:

(n) : (linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.
(adj) : Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

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