normative

English

Etymology

From Latin norma +‎ -ative.[1] Compare French normatif.

Pronunciation

Adjective

normative (comparative more normative, superlative most normative)

  1. Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
  2. Conforming to a norm or norms.
    normative behaviour
  3. Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.
    normative grammar

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Translations

Noun

normative (plural normatives)

  1. A regulation imposed to preserve a norm.
    • 1990, Czechoslovak Economic Papers, number 28, page 42:
      Most important are the so-called economic normatives. They either specify the minimal efficiency of productive resources utilization or regulate the distribution of the enterprises revenue.

References

  1. ^ “normative, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

French

Adjective

normative

  1. feminine singular of normatif

Italian

Noun

normative f

  1. plural of normativa

Adjective

normative

  1. feminine plural of normativo

Anagrams

Swedish

Adjective

normative

  1. definite natural masculine singular of normativ
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