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RUBRIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Category name
Example:
it is usually discussed under the rubric of 'functional obesity'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rubric" is a kind of...):
category (a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rubric" is a kind of...):
title (the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.)
head; header; heading (a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
Example:
Title 8 provided federal help for schools
Synonyms:
rubric; statute title; title
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rubric" is a kind of...):
head; header; heading (a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rubric" is a kind of...):
prescript; rule (prescribed guide for conduct or action)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rubric" is a kind of...):
direction; instruction (a message describing how something is to be done)
Derivation:
rubricate (decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red)
Sense 6
Meaning:
An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
Synonyms:
gloss; rubric
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rubric" is a kind of...):
account; explanation (a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Adorn with ruby red color
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "rubric" is one way to...):
rubify (make ruby red)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
