descriptivist

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How do you pronounce descriptivist?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvɪst/.

What does descriptivist mean?

Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

Where does descriptivist come from?

Etymology tree English descriptive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English descriptivist From descriptive + -ist.

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