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prescriptible

[ pri-skrip-tuh-buhl ]
/ prɪˈskrɪp tə bəl /

adjective

subject to or suitable for prescription.
depending on or derived from prescription, as a claim or right.

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Origin of prescriptible

From the Medieval Latin word prescrīptibilis, dating back to 1535–45. See prescription, -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM prescriptible

pre·scrip·ti·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby prescriptible

prescore, Prescott, prescreen, prescribe, prescript, prescriptible, prescription, prescriptive, prescriptive grammar, prescriptivism, prescriptivist
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British Dictionary definitions for prescriptible

prescriptible
/ (prɪˈskrɪptəbəl) /

adjective

subject to prescription
depending on or derived from prescription

Derived forms of prescriptible

prescriptibility, noun
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