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Definition of normative adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

normative

adjective
 
/ˈnɔːmətɪv/
 
/ˈnɔːrmətɪv/
(formal)
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  1. describing or setting standards or rules of behaviour
    • a normative approach
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French normatif, -ive, from Latin norma ‘carpenter's square’.
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