rubric

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
  2. noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
  3. noun directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)

Etymology

From Middle English rubriche, rubrike, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rūbrīca (“red ochre”), the substance used to make red letters, from ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

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