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   Nor·ma·tive

   /ˈnôrmədiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm, especially of behavior: formal "negative sanctions to enforce normative behavior"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin norma ‘carpenter's square’ (see norm).

   Derivatives

   • 1. normatively adverb
   • 2. normativeness noun
   • 3. normativity noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

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