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Rubric
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- 1 Coloured or marked with red; placed in rubrics.
"VVhat tho' my Name ſtood rubric on the vvalls? / Or plaiſter'd poſts, vvith Claps in capitals?"
- 2 Of or relating to the rubric or rubrics; rubrical.
- 1 A heading in a book highlighted in red.
- 2 category name wordnet
- 3 A title of a category or a class.
"That would fall under the rubric of things we can ignore for now."
- 4 a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type wordnet
- 5 The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
"All the clergy in England solemnly pledge themselves to observe the rubrics."
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- 6 a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with wordnet
- 7 An established rule or custom; a guideline.
"Whilst this rubric is not written into law, it should always be followed."
- 8 an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure wordnet
- 9 A statement of intent.
"The Government's rubric of "caring for communities" is ridiculous."
- 10 directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book) wordnet
- 11 A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
"Do not award marks to candidates who have made rubric errors."
- 12 an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text wordnet
- 13 A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
"We refer to the rubric when marking oral examinations."
- 14 A flourish after a signature.
- 15 Red ochre.
- 1 To adorn with red; to redden. transitive
"That Cavalier who Rubricks his Executions with the Bloud he hath drawn by the instrument of Extortion from the Poor."
- 2 adorn with ruby red color wordnet
- 3 To organize or classify into rubrics. transitive
Etymology
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-.
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-.
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-.
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