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rubric
/ˈɹubɹɪk/
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What does rubric mean?
noun
- A heading in a book highlighted in red.
- A title of a category or a class.
- The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
More meanings (10)
noun
- An established rule or custom; a guideline.
- A statement of intent.
- A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
- A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
- A flourish after a signature.
- Red ochre.
adjective
- Coloured or marked with red; placed in rubrics.
- Of or relating to the rubric or rubrics; rubrical.
verb
- To adorn with red; to redden.
- To organize or classify into rubrics.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹubɹɪk/
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I asked her once what was the great attraction of that volume, and she said, “the Rubric.”
The outlines of Rubric College also were discernible beyond the other, and the tower of a third farther off still.
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A separate advance on parallel or eccentric lines belongs to the rubric of accessory undertakings, of which we have already spoken.
Even if the extreme view be held that the only form of discriminate elimination that counts is inter-organismal competition, this might be included under the rubric of the animate environment.
It is very unlucky for me that no crown of martyrdom is entailed on zeal for antiquities; I should be a rubric martyr of the first class.