Prescriptive (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
  2. depending on or arising from effective legal prescription, as a right or title established by a long unchallenged tenure.
adjective
  1. making or giving directions, rules, or injunctions
  2. sanctioned by long-standing usage or custom
  3. derived from or based upon legal prescription
Prescriptive (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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