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# How to pronounce "unprescriptive" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/ʌnprɛskrɪptæɪv/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **un·pres·crip·tive**
- **Parts of Speech**: adjective
- **ADJECTIVE**: not prescriptive

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "unprescriptive" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Academy of Music with a number of other performers who were absolutely open to this way of working. We were very unprescriptive about how we work. Things evolved. Any movement that took place certainly wasn't staged or blocked or directed. The idea was to liberate our bodies through the music that we know and love so much. The thing that struck me uh most powerfully was the immediate sense of trust that that filled the room and that allowed us to access"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 4:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhN0B8OOBMA&t=242s)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "unprescriptive" correctly?
"unprescriptive" is pronounced `/ʌnprɛskrɪptæɪv/`. Syllable breakdown: **un·pres·crip·tive**.

### What does "unprescriptive" mean in context?
not prescriptive

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