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1. prescription
noun. ['prəˈskrɪpʃən'] directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions.
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Rhymes with Prescription
- transcription
- subscription
- proscription
- conscription
- inscription
- description
- encryption
- conniption
- egyptian
How do you pronounce prescription?
Pronounce prescription as prəˈskrɪpʃən.
US - How to pronounce prescription in American English
UK - How to pronounce prescription in British English
Sentences with prescription
1. Noun, singular or mass
Old prescription bottles are the perfect size for this.
Quotes about prescription
1. The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patient's hopes are the physician's secret weapon. They are the hidden ingredients in any prescription.
- Norman Cousins
2. And after a while...I mean, how do you choose? Who gets to live? Part of life is that...well, some people have to die. My powers aren't a prescription you can get filled as needed.
- Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss
3. We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster.
- Carl Sagan
2. prescription
noun. ['prəˈskrɪpʃən'] a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist.
3. prescription
noun. ['prəˈskrɪpʃən'] written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient.
