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rubric

[ roo-brik ]

noun

  1. a title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute, etc., written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.
  2. a direction for the conduct of divine service or the administration of the sacraments, inserted in liturgical books.
  3. any established mode of conduct or procedure; protocol.
  4. an explanatory comment; gloss.
  5. a class or category
  6. Archaic. red ocher.


adjective

  1. written, inscribed in, or marked with or as with red; rubrical.
  2. Archaic. red; ruddy.

rubric

/ ˈruːbrɪk /

noun

  1. a title, heading, or initial letter in a book, manuscript, or section of a legal code, esp one printed or painted in red ink or in some similarly distinguishing manner
  2. a set of rules of conduct or procedure
  3. a set of directions for the conduct of Christian church services, often printed in red in a prayer book or missal
  4. instructions to a candidate at the head of the examination paper
  5. an obsolete name for red ochre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. written, printed, or marked in red
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈrubrical, adjective
  • ˈrubrically, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rubric1

1325–75; < Latin rūbrīca red ocher (derivative of ruber red 1 ); replacing Middle English rubriche, rubrike (noun) < Old French
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rubric1

C15 rubrike red ochre, red lettering, from Latin rubrīca ( terra ) red (earth), ruddle, from ruber red

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