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noun(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
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nounmeasuring 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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nounprescribed guide for conduct or action
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"it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"nouna principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
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verbexercise authority over; as of nations
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verbdecide with authority
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"the right-hand rule for inductive fields"nouna rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
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"violence is the rule not the exception"nounsomething regarded as a normative example
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"he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"noun(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
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verbbe larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
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"the rule of Caesar"noundominance or power through legal authority
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verbdecide on and make a declaration about
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nouna basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
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"rule one's temper"verbkeep in check
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"the rule of St. Dominic"nounany one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious ordertype of:
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"he knew the rules of chess"noundirections that define the way a game or sport is to be conductedtype of:
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verbhave an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
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"rule the margins"verbmark or draw with a rulertype of:
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"during the rule of Elizabeth"nounthe duration of a monarch's or government's powertype of:
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