prescriptionist
prescriptionist · more prescriptionist · most prescriptionist
Relying on historical precedent rather than current usageRelying on historical precedent rather than current usage (to determine rights or correctness).
Meaning
1 sensesRelying on historical precedent rather than current usage (to determine rights or correctness).
Origin
From prescription + -ist.From prescription + -ist.
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Forms
more prescriptionist, most prescriptionist| Comparative | more prescriptionist Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most prescriptionist Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.