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Directive
Meaning
Adj
●
That which
directs
;
serving
to
direct
,
indicate
, or guide.
●
In Grammar & Directives:
Relating to the
directive
case.
Noun
●
In Directives:
An
instruction
or
guideline
that
indicates
how to
perform
an
action
or
reach
a goal.
●
In Programming & Directives:
A
construct
in
source code
that
indicates
how it should be
processed
but is not
necessarily
part of the
program
to be run.
●
An
authoritative
decision
from an
official
body, which may or may not have
binding
force.
●
A form of
legislative
act
addressed
to the
member state
s. The
directive
binds
the
member state
to
reach
certain
objectives
in their
national
legislation.
●
In Grammar & Directives:
The
directive
case.
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Origin
directive
English
-ive
English
-if
Anglo-Norman
-ivus
Latin
direct
English
directus
Latin
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Rhymes
Ejective
Elective
Erective
Affective
Rejective
Objective
Bijective
Infective
Directive
Injective
Effective
Defective
Selective
Refective
Detective
Advective
Invective
Connective
Corrective
Surjective
Convective
Protective
Projective
Inspective
Perfective
Inflective
Respective
Subjective
Reflective
Deflective
Collective
Ineffective
Prospective
Unselective
Unreflective
Imperfective
Intellective
Irrespective
Retrospective
Introspective
Overprotective
Intersubjective
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