English
wikipedia|Description
wikipedia|Linguistic prescription
Adjective
en-adj

1. Of, or relating to description.
2. grammar Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).
3. context|linguistics describing|Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
4. context|science|philosophy Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.

Antonyms
scientific context
prescriptive
normative

Related terms
describe
descriptively
descriptiveness
descriptive ethics
descriptive geometry
descriptive statistics

Translations
trans-top|of, or relating to description
Czech: popisný m
Finnish: kuvailla|kuvaileva, esitellä|esittelevä, todeta|toteava, deskriptiivinen
trans-mid
Portuguese: descritivo
trans-bottom

trans-top|stating an attribute to associated noun
Finnish: kuvaileva, deskriptiivinen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|describing a language
Finnish: kuvaileva, deskriptiivinen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|describing and seeking to classify
Finnish: kuvaileva, deskriptiivinen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

ttbc-top
ttbc|Italian: descrittivo
trans-bottom

fa:descriptive
fr:descriptive
io:descriptive
id:descriptive
pl:descriptive
pt:descriptive
ru:descriptive
te:descriptive
vi:descriptive
tr:descriptive
zh:descriptive

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