VDict - Definition of prescriptive

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prescriptive

Adjective

pertaining to giving directives or rules
- prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "prescriptive":
prescriptive preservative
Words contain "prescriptive":
prescriptive prescriptive grammar prescriptive linguistics
Words contain "prescriptive" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
prescriptive prescriptive grammar prescriptivism permissive normative