prescriptions
- 1Plural of prescription.
The clinic processes hundreds of prescriptions every week.
Several of his prescriptions needed renewal before the trip.
Note
Only the countable side of prescription takes this plural, so each meaning becomes a set of separate items. In the clinic, prescriptions are individual orders or the medicines they supply. Figuratively, they are distinct plans for handling a problem, as in policy prescriptions. In language study the plural names particular rules laid down for usage, and in law it names separate time limits on rights. The practice of prescribing itself stays singular.
prescriptions is a form of prescription
prescription, noun: A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for the provision of medicine or another treatment, including the lens specifications for a pair of glasses. Full entry
- Forms
- prescriptionprescriptions plural
- Spelling
- prescription → prescriptions: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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