Term: prescriptivism: (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
Candidate hypernym: doctrine: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school → 1
Candidate hypernym: used-car lot: a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale → 0
Candidate hypernym: hemp agrimony: coarse European herb with palmately divided leaves and clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads → 0
Candidate hypernym: tyrant: any person who exercises power in a cruel way → 0
Candidate hypernym: forebrain: the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube → 0
Candidate hypernym: nonexistence: the state of not existing → 0
Candidate hypernym: reentry: the act of entering again → 0
Candidate hypernym: sivapithecus: fossil primates found in India → 0
Candidate hypernym: epigraphy: the study of ancient inscriptions → 0
Candidate hypernym: insertional mutagenesis: (genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genome → 0
Candidate hypernym: hooded ladies' tresses: orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America → 0