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rule
has definitions from the fields of linguistics,mathematics,government,politics
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[ noun ] something regarded as a normative example
Synonyms Examples "the convention of not naming the main character" "violence is the rule not the exception" "his formula for impressing visitors" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Unfortunately , the purely synthetic problem is the rule . Since there are almost no schools in the country offering graduate work in interior_design this rule cannot at_present be observed . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Refugees poured in , signing the Confession and rules in_order to remain , and then disregarding them . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
Synonyms Examples "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast" "short haircuts were the regulation" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)This rule providing_for a blackout of televised baseball 30_minutes before the start of a major or minor_league game in any area comes from the game 's top rulers . This year , I am told , the CBS network will continue to abide_by the rule but NBC will play to a conclusion here . It is an irritable rule that does baseball more harm than good , especially at the minor_league level . (The New York Times,...)Nor were there any rules to save him . He 'll even bull head-on into the rules when he is sure he 's right . Related terms concept restriction guidepost working_principle cy_pres regulate |
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[ verb ] (politics) exercise authority over; as of nations
Synonyms Examples "Who is governing the country now?" Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)This carried_over into the more urbanized late 19 th and early 20 th centuries , when the man ruled the roost in the best bull_roaring Life_With_Father manner . (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane , fought less_than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11 , 1960 ) . (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)Bertha_Szold was more like Meg , the eldest March girl , who `` learned that a woman 's happiest kingdom is home , her highest honor the art of ruling it , not as a queen , but a wise wife and mother '' . Related terms control reign dictate throne misgovern government government governor dominion |
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[ noun ] prescribed guide for conduct or action
Synonyms Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Under committee rules , it went automatically to a subcommittee for one week . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)I wrote a_few years ago that one of the cardinal rules of writing is that the reader should be able to get some idea of what the story is about . |
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[ verb ] decide with authority
Synonyms Examples "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)It was ruled a difficult chance and a hit . (The New York Times,...)Joe naturally ruled that a ball be dropped from alongside the spot where it had originally entered the stream . |
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[ noun ] (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
Synonyms Used in print (H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)Morphophonemic rules may be thought_of as joining certain points in the system . Phonemes connected by a morphophonemic rule commonly show a good bit of phonetic similarity , possible because of the several dimensions of contrast in the system . The possibilities are few , and the total number of rules may be considerably greater . Often , therefore , there are a number of rules having the same effect , and commonly other sets of rules as_well , having the opposite effect . Often , therefore , there are a number of rules having the same effect , and commonly other sets of rules as_well , having the opposite effect . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
Synonyms Examples "their principles of composition characterized all their works" Used in print (Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)We speculate that compulsives in the unstructured schools are under greater strain because of the lack of systemization in their school setting , but that their need to organize ( for comfort ) is so intense that they struggle to induce the phonic rules and achieve in_spite_of the lack of direction from the environment . (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)When things got a_little out_of_hand , they very rapidly got a_lot out_of_hand - it seemed to be a general rule . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be larger in number, quantity, or importance
Synonyms Examples "Money reigns supreme here" "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" Used in print (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)Hence the prime issue , as I see it , is whether a democratic or free society can master technology for the benefit of mankind , or whether technology will rule and develop its own society compatible with its own needs as a force of nature . Related terms |
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[ verb ] decide on and make a declaration about
Synonyms Examples "find someone guilty" Used in print (The Wall Street Journal...)Possible upshots : The company could be denied a deduction for its pension payments , or those payments for the wife and other employes could be ruled taxable to them in the year made . |
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[ verb ] mark or draw with a ruler; of margins
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[ verb ] have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
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[ noun ] directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
Examples "he knew the rules of chess" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5649
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[ noun ] (government) dominance or power through legal authority
Synonyms Examples "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa" "the rule of Caesar" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
Synonyms Examples : "the principle of the conservation of mass" "the principle of jet propulsion" "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" |
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[ noun ] (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
Synonyms Examples "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs" "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials" |
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[ noun ] a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
Examples "the rule of St. Dominic" Related terms |
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[ noun ] measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
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