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- [roo-brik]
- /ˈru brɪk/
- /ˈruː.brɪk/
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- [roo-brik]
- /ˈru brɪk/
Definitions of rubric word
- noun rubric 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. 1
- noun rubric a direction for the conduct of divine service or the administration of the sacraments, inserted in liturgical books. 1
- noun rubric any established mode of conduct or procedure; protocol. 1
- noun rubric an explanatory comment; gloss. 1
- noun rubric a class or category. 1
- noun rubric Archaic. red ocher. 1
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Origin of rubric
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; < Latin rūbrīca red ocher (derivative of ruber red1); replacing Middle English rubriche, rubrike (noun) < Old French
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Parts of speech for Rubric
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rubric popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rubric usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rubric
adj rubric
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- bodacious — If you say that someone or something is bodacious, you mean that they are very good or impressive.
- distingue — having an air of distinction; distinguished.
- doozie — Also, doozer [doo-zer] /ˈdu zər/ (Show IPA). something that is extraordinary or outstanding of its kind: The storm was a doozie, with winds of fifty miles an hour.
noun rubric
- academism — academicism.
- autonym — a piece of literature published under the real name of an author
- caption — A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about.
- compellation — appellation
- convenance — suitable behaviour; propriety
verb rubric
- incarnadine — blood-red; crimson.
- mantling — a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
adjective rubric
- celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
Top questions with rubric
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- which type of rubric contains a rating scale?
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- for what purpose might students find a rubric helpful?
- for which situation would students not use a rubric?
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