adj
Meaning 1
Coloured or marked with red; placed in rubrics.
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adj
Coloured or marked with red; placed in rubrics.
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adj
Of or relating to the rubric or rubrics; rubrical.
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noun
A heading in a book highlighted in red.
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noun
A title of a category or a class.
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noun
The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
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Topics: Christianity
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noun
An established rule or custom; a guideline.
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noun
A statement of intent.
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noun
A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
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noun
A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
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noun
A flourish after a signature.
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noun
Red ochre.
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verb
To adorn with red; to redden.
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verb
To organize or classify into rubrics.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
category name
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Broader terms: category
noun
a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
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Broader terms: title, heading, header, head
noun
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
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Synonyms: title, statute title
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Broader terms: heading, header, head
noun
an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
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Broader terms: rule, prescript
noun
directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
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Broader terms: direction, instruction
noun
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
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Synonyms: gloss
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Broader terms: explanation, account
verb
adorn with ruby red color
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Broader terms: rubify
History
From Middle English rubriche, rubrike, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rūbrīca (“red ochre”), the substance used to make red letters, from ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h1rewdh-.
Across languages
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