prescript
- noun
- /ˈprɛskrɪpt/
- Formal
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prescripción
- The prescript clearly states the regulations that must be adhered to during the event.
Examples
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This community provided the political field upon which indigenous nationalist elites, working under conditions dictated by the international community, could superimpose the institutions and prescripts of the modern nation-state.
Academic text (1995) -
Even the current Code of Canon Law states that: "Can. 285 §1. Clerics are to refrain completely from all those things which are unbecoming to their state, according to the prescripts of particular law."
Blog text (34) -
Do not exceed the prescript of this scroll.
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Street or prescript?
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The teacher gave the students a prescript on how to complete the project correctly.
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All employees must follow the prescript regarding workplace safety procedures.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
An instruction or law that tells people what to do
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5.3
An official paper that tells a person or group to do something
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4.0
A suggested plan for how to act to get a certain result
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5.7
A rule or principle you must follow
Antonyms
How Binding
Surface Forms
Morphology
prescript = prescription (semi-transparent) = pre + script
The relation to 'prescription'/'prescribe' (to order) is evident but the noun 'prescript' is rare and somewhat specialized, so its exact meaning is not fully predictable for an average learner.
Etymology
The word prescript comes from Latin parts pre- meaning 'before' and script meaning 'to write'. So a prescript is like something 'written before' that tells you what to do, which is why it means an official rule or order.