[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"prescriptive"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/normative"]normative[/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/normative"]normative[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/prescriptive"]http://www.word.sc/prescriptive[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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