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de facto and de jure theories of meaning

A distinction associated with use theories of meaning.

De facto theories give the meaning of a word in terms of how it is actually used; de jure theories give it in terms of how it should be used, or of rules for its use, claiming that actual usage may be incorrect.

Source:
L J Cohen, The Diversity of Meaning (1962, revised 1966), ch. 2

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