noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of writing back; the answering of a letter. countable, obsolete, uncountable

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

Synonyms

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acknowledgmentamendmentantiphonback talkcomebackcorrection

Example

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

Etymology

From Latin rescriptio. Compare French rescription. See rescribe.

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