PRESCRIPTIVE


Meaning of PRESCRIPTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pri-ˈskrip-tiv ]

adjective

Date: 1748

1. : serving to prescribe

prescriptive rules of usage

2. : acquired by, founded on, or determined by prescription or by long-standing custom

• pre·scrip·tive·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.