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Synonyms of Prescriptive

Primary definition: Relating to the establishment of rules or norms, especially in language or law.

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normativeRelated
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descriptiveOpposite

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทprescriptif๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชvorschreibend๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นprescrittivo๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธprescriptivo๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นprescritivo๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณเคจเคฟเคฐเฅเคฆเฅ‡เคถเคพเคคเฅเคฎเค•

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