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prescriptive |
Overview of adj prescriptive The adj prescriptive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. prescriptive, normative -- ((grammar) giving directives or rules "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage") 2. normative, prescriptive -- (based on or prescribing a norm or standard; "normative grammar") Antonyms of adj prescriptive 2 senses of prescriptive Sense 1 prescriptive (vs. descriptive), normative descriptive (vs. prescriptive) Sense 2 normative, prescriptive INDIRECT (VIA standard) -> nonstandard Similarity of adj prescriptive 2 senses of prescriptive Sense 1 prescriptive (vs. descriptive), normative Sense 2 normative, prescriptive => standard (vs. nonstandard), received Attributes of adj prescriptive Familiarity of adj prescriptive prescriptive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj prescriptive prescriptive Overview of adj prescriptive The adj prescriptive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. prescriptive, normative -- ((grammar) giving directives or rules "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage") 2. normative, prescriptive -- (based on or prescribing a norm or standard; "normative grammar")
prescriptive definition
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