rescription

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noun

The act of writing back; the answering of a letter.

OriginLatin rescriptio →
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Meanings

nounrescription (countable and uncountable, plural rescriptions)

plural rescriptions

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of writing back; the answering of a letter.

    You cannot oblige me more than to be punctual in rescription.

    1662, Robert Loveday, Loveday's Letters, Domestick and Forreign, page 31

Origin

  1. Latinrescriptio
  2. Englishrescription

From Latin rescriptio. Compare French rescription. See rescribe.

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APA

rescription. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescription

MLA

“rescription.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescription. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rescription,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescription.

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