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Definition of Rubric
1. Verb. Adorn with ruby red color.
2. Noun. An authoritative rule of conduct or procedure.
3. Noun. An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text.
4. Noun. Directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book).
5. Noun. A heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with. "Title 8 provided federal help for schools"
6. Noun. A title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type.
7. Noun. Category name. "It is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'"
Definition of Rubric
1. n. That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions.
2. v. t. To adorn ith red; to redden; to rubricate.
3. a. Colored in, or marked with, red; placed in rubrics.
Definition of Rubric
1. Noun. A heading in a book highlighted in red. ¹
2. Noun. A title of a category or a class. ¹
3. Noun. An established rule or custom, a guideline. ¹
4. Noun. (education) A printed set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rubric
1. a part of a manuscript or book that appears in red [n -S] : RUBRICAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Rubric
1. That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography which was coloured red, to distinguish it from other portions. Hence, specifically: A titlepage, or part of it, especially that giving the date and place of printing; also, the initial letters, etc, when printed in red. The directions and rules for the conduct of service, formerly written or printed in red; hence, also, an ecclesiastical or episcopal injunction; usually in the plural. "All the clergy in England solemnly pledge themselves to observe the rubrics." (Hook) Hence, that which is established or settled, as by authority; a thing definitely settled or fixed. "Nay, as a duty, it had no place or rubric in human conceptions before Christianity." (De Quincey) category, class, classification under the rubric of, (See def. (b)) in the category of Origin: OE. Rubriche, OF. Rubriche, F. Rubrique (cf. It. Rubrica), fr. L. Rubrica red earth for colouring, red chalk, the title of a law (because written in red), fr. Ruber = red. See red. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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