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prescriptivism

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noun
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
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doctrine ism philosophical system philosophy school of thought
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(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
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philosophy philosophical system school of thought ism doctrine

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