Added 9 October 2026
prescription
/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ noun
Latin root: praescriptio Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prescription at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions.
I tried to follow her prescription for success
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A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist.
he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly
- Written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person.
adjective
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French prescripcion, from Latin praescriptio (“preface; pretext; something written ahead of time”), from prae- (“pre-, before”) + scribere (“to write”) + -tio (“-tion, forming nouns”). Equivalent to prescribe + -tion.
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