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PRESCRIPTIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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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))

Antonym:

descriptive (of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage)

Derivation:

prescribe (issue commands or orders for)

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