Saturday, August 3, 2013

I love words


rubric [ˈruːbrɪk]
n
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) 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
2. a set of rules of conduct or procedure
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a set of directions for the conduct of Christian church services, often printed in red in a prayer book or missal
4. (Social Science / Education) instructions to a candidate at the head of the examination paper
5. an obsolete name for red ochre

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