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| pre·scrip·tive [ pri skríptiv ] |
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1. making or adhering to regulations: establishing or adhering to rules and regulations
  prescriptive grammarians
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2. customary: based on or authorized by long-standing custom
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dated
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3. law grounded in legal prescription: based on legal prescription
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| pre·scrip·tive·ly adverb |
| pre·scrip·tive·ness noun |
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