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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ru•bric /ˈrubrɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a title, heading, etc., in a manuscript, book, etc., printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.
- any established procedure:an international rubric for treating war prisoners.
- a class or category:coming under the rubric of heavy weapons.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ru•bric (ro̅o̅′brik),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Religiona direction for the conduct of divine service or the administration of the sacraments, inserted in liturgical books.
- any established mode of conduct or procedure;
protocol. - an explanatory comment;
gloss. - a class or category
- [Archaic.]red ocher.
adj. - written, inscribed in, or marked with or as with red;
rubrical. - [Archaic.]red;
ruddy.
- Old French
- Latin rūbrīca red ocher (derivative of ruber red); replacing Middle English rubriche, rubrike (noun, nominal)
- 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rubric /ˈruːbrɪk/ n - 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
- a set of rules of conduct or procedure
- a set of directions for the conduct of Christian church services, often printed in red in a prayer book or missal
Etymology: 15th Century rubrike red ochre, red lettering, from Latin rubrīca (terra) red (earth), ruddle, from ruber redˈrubrical adj ˈrubrically adv |