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prescriptive
[ pri-skrip-tiv ]
/ prɪˈskrɪp tɪv /
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adjective
that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
depending on or arising from effective legal prescription, as a right or title established by a long unchallenged tenure.
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Origin of prescriptive
OTHER WORDS FROM prescriptive
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British Dictionary definitions for prescriptive
prescriptive
/ (prɪˈskrɪptɪv) /
adjective
making or giving directions, rules, or injunctions
sanctioned by long-standing usage or custom
derived from or based upon legal prescriptiona prescriptive title
Derived forms of prescriptive
prescriptively, adverbprescriptiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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