"normative" adjective 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: prescriptive (http://word.sc/prescriptive)] [ant: descriptive (http://word.sc/descriptive)] based on or prescribing a norm or standard; "normative grammar" [syn: prescriptive (http://word.sc/prescriptive)] dealing with or based on norms; "a normative judgment" Source: http://www.word.sc/normative

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