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descriptive

/ descriptive /
adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
describing the structure of a language
"descriptive linguistics simply describes language"
Opposites:
prescriptive normative
Domain:
grammar
adjective Sense 2
serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
"the descriptive variable"
"a descriptive passage"
Opposites:
undescriptive
adjective Sense 3
concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
"synchronic linguistics"
"descriptive linguistics"
Opposites:
diachronic historical
See also:
synchronous synchronal synchronic
Domain:
language linguistic communication
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
1
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

prescriptive normative undescriptive diachronic historical