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prescript

pre·script [ pr skrìpt ]


noun  (plural pre·scripts)
Definition:
 
something prescribed: a rule or regulation that has been laid down



adjective 
Definition:
 
prescribed: laid down as a rule or regulation

[Mid-16th century. < Latin praescriptum "something prescribed" < past participle of praescribere (see prescribe)]
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