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nor·ma·tive    Audio Help   [nawr-muh-tiv] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of or pertaining to a norm, esp. an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing, etc.
2.tending or attempting to establish such a norm, esp. by the prescription of rules: normative grammar.
3.reflecting the assumption of such a norm or favoring its establishment: a normative attitude.

[Origin: 1875–80; norm + -ative]

nor·ma·tive·ly, adverb
nor·ma·tive·ness, noun
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nor·ma·tive    Audio Help   (nôr'mə-tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Of, relating to, or prescribing a norm or standard: normative grammar.

nor'ma·tive·ly adv., nor'ma·tive·ness n.
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normative

adjective
1. relating to or dealing with norms; "normative discipline"; "normative samples" 
2. pertaining to giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage" [syn: prescriptive] [ant: descriptive

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