prescription
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4.0
- noun
- /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/
- Formal
:
prescripción
- Many areas of primary care can access exercise on prescription initiatives, in addition to disease management programs.
- policy prescriptions
- prescriptions for action
- exercise prescription
I quote her prescription Be in the room.
- I quote her prescription Be in the room.
- So that's what I mean by it's not a prescription for product.
- So do you have a prescription on how much water?
- And so they take my description as prescription for what they should do.
- And then both left and right are often looking for a prescription that can't exist.
- Mia says when my classmates write a prescription, they think their work is done.
- They all have prescriptions for how we're supposed to behave while we're here.
- And by that order of prescription have you letters from your wife, My Lord?
Examples
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There's such a wide range of needs and no one prescription for addressing them all.
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The doctor gave me a prescription for the new medication I need to take.
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So here is the prescription for everyone else.
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So again, think of your course as the prescription that your ideal client needs.
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So that is my prescription for getting the arrow out.
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There are very varying levels of antibiotic prescription across different developed countries.
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Ensure that my patients are ready for discharge by making sure they have their prescriptions.
Academic text (2013) -
We have a prescription drug scandal, a healthcare scandal, or a corruption scandal.
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Hence, explanation is usually more effective in changing behavior than prescription or exhortation.
Academic text (1990) -
You should always follow the prescription given by your healthcare provider.
Synonyms
180
2.0
An official instruction telling someone what to do
160
5.3
An official paper that tells a person or group to do something
3
4.7
A rule or idea that helps people choose the right action
An official rule that people must follow
Antonyms
Compounds
How Authoritative
307
2.7
- Formal
169
4.9
- Formal
66
4.0
553
2.5
759
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prescription comes from Latin parts prae- 'before' and scribere 'to write'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of a 'prescription' as a 'pre-written' plan from an expert, so it means an instruction or recommended course of action.