/ ˈnɔːmətɪv; NAmE ˈnɔːrm-/ adjective
( formal ) describing or setting standards or rules of behaviour :
a normative approach
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from French normatif , -ive , from Latin norma carpenter's square.
/ ˈnɔːmətɪv; NAmE ˈnɔːrm-/ adjective
( formal ) describing or setting standards or rules of behaviour :
a normative approach
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from French normatif , -ive , from Latin norma carpenter's square.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005