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NORMATIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to giving directives or rules
Example:
prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage
Synonyms:
normative; prescriptive
Classified under:
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or dealing with norms
Example:
normative samples
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
norm (a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical)