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(1):

(n.) Limitation; restriction.

(2):

(a.) Qualifying; limiting.

(3):

(a.) Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.

(4):

(n.) That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Corrective'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/corrective.html. 1828.
 
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