prescriptive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prɪˈskrɪptɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prɪˈskrɪptɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pri skrip′tiv)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
prescriptive adj (setting out rules)preceptivo/a adj
  (gramática)normativo/a adj
 Prescriptive writers want everyone to follow the rules that they declare correct.
 Los escritores preceptivos quieren que todos sigan las reglas de lo que ellos declaran correcto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
prescriptive grammar n (linguistics: rule making)gramática prescriptiva loc nom f
prescriptive grammar n (linguistics: rules)gramática prescriptiva loc nom f
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'prescriptive' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
descriptive - prescriptivism
Spanish:
prescriptivo - preceptivo


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