[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"normative"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]relating to or dealing with norms; "normative discipline"; "normative samples" [*]giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/prescriptive]prescriptive[/URL]] [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/descriptive]descriptive[/URL]] [*]based on or prescribing a norm or standard; "normative grammar" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/prescriptive]prescriptive[/URL]] [*]dealing with or based on norms; "a normative judgment" [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/normative]http://www.word.sc/normative[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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