rubric
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rubric
- /ˈɹuːbɹɪk/
Where it comes from
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-.
noun rubrics · rubrick
- A heading in a book highlighted in red.
- A title of a category or a class. That would fall under the rubric of things we can ignore for now.
- The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters. All the clergy in England solemnly pledge themselves to observe the rubrics.
- An established rule or custom; a guideline. Whilst this rubric is not written into law, it should always be followed.
- A statement of intent. The Government's rubric of "caring for communities" is ridiculous.
- A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper. Do not award marks to candidates who have made rubric errors.
- A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback. We refer to the rubric when marking oral examinations.
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A flourish after a signature.
Similar: paraph
- Red ochre.
adjective more rubric · most rubric · rubrick
- Coloured or marked with red; placed in rubrics. VVhat tho' my Name ſtood rubric on the vvalls? / Or plaiſter'd poſts, vvith Claps in capitals?
- Of or relating to the rubric or rubrics; rubrical.
verb rubrics · rubricking · rubricked · rubrick
- To adorn with red; to redden. That Cavalier who Rubricks his Executions with the Bloud he hath drawn by the instrument of Extortion from the Poor.
- To organize or classify into rubrics.
Translations
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noun heading in a book highlighted in red
| Español | rúbrica |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Rubrik |
| Română | rubrică |
| Русский | ру́брика rúbrika, кра́сная строка́ krásnaja stroká |
noun category or classification
| Português | rubrica, rúbrica |
|---|---|
| Français | rubrique |
| Deutsch | Rubrik |
| Русский | ру́брика rúbrika, катего́рия kategórija |
noun established rule or custom, a guideline
| Español | rúbrica |
|---|
noun printed set of scoring criteria
| Español | pauta de evaluación, matriz de evaluación, rúbrica (no DRAE) |
|---|---|
| Português | rubrica |
| Deutsch | Benotungsschema |
| Italiano | scheda di valutazione |
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title = {rubric},
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