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descriptive
adjective
of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage
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dɪˈskɹɪptɪv
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adjective
of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage
“descriptive grammar”
adjective
serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
“the descriptive variable”
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descriptive grammar
the descriptive variable
a descriptive passage
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