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PRESCRIPTS
Noun
prescripts
plural of prescript
Source: Wiktionary
PRESCRIPT
Pre"script, a. Etym: [L. praescriptus, p. p. of praescribere: cf. F. prescrit. See Prescribe.]
Definition: Directed; prescribed. " A prescript from of words." Jer. Taylor.
Pre"script, n. Etym: [L. praescriptum: cf. OF. prescript.]
1. Direction; precept; model prescribed. Milton.
2. A medical prescription. [Obs.] Bp. Fell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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