RUBRIC


Meaning of RUBRIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrü-brik, -ˌbrik ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English rubrike red ocher, heading in red letters of part of a book, from Anglo-French, from Latin rubrica, from rubr-, ruber red

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : an authoritative rule ; especially : a rule for conduct of a liturgical service

b.

(1) : name , title ; specifically : the title of a statute

(2) : something under which a thing is classed : category

the sensations falling under the general rubric , “pressure” — F. A. Geldard

c. : an explanatory or introductory commentary : gloss ; specifically : an editorial interpolation

2. : a heading of a part of a book or manuscript done or underlined in a color (as red) different from the rest

3. : an established rule, tradition, or custom

• rubric or ru·bri·cal -bri-kəl adjective

• ru·bri·cal·ly -bri-k(ə-)lē adverb

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