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prescriptivism

/pɹəˈskɹɪp.tə.vɪ.zm̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
pre-scrip-tivism
IPA
/pɹəˈskɹɪp.tə.vɪ.zm̩/
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English prescriptive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English prescriptivism From prescriptive + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹəˈskɹɪp.tə.vɪ.zm̩/
  • British English: /pɹɪˈskɹɪp.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

prescriptivisms (plural)

Phrases

prescriptive grammar normative grammar

Frequently Paired Words

prescribe prescription prescriptive prescriptivist proscriptivism prescriptive grammar normative grammar

Antonyms

descriptivism

Questions

How do you pronounce prescriptivism?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈskɹɪp.tə.vɪ.zm̩/.
What does prescriptivism mean?
The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.
Where does prescriptivism come from?
Etymology tree English prescriptive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English prescriptivism From prescriptive + -ism.

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