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NORMATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to giving directives or rules

Example:

prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage

Synonyms:

normative; prescriptive

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or dealing with norms

Example:

normative samples

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

norm (a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical)

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