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  1. noun
    (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

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  2. 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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  3. noun
    prescribed guide for conduct or action

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  4. noun
    a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
    "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"

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  5. verb
    exercise authority over; as of nations

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  6. verb
    decide with authority

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  7. noun
    a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
    "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"

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  8. noun
    something regarded as a normative example
    "violence is the rule not the exception"
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  9. noun
    (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
    "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"

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  10. verb
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  11. noun
    dominance or power through legal authority
    "the rule of Caesar"

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  12. verb
    decide on and make a declaration about

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  13. noun
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

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  14. verb
    keep in check
    "rule one's temper"

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  15. noun
    any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
    "the rule of St. Dominic"
  16. noun
    directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
    "he knew the rules of chess"
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  17. verb
    have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
  18. verb
    mark or draw with a ruler
    "rule the margins"
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  19. noun
    the duration of a monarch's or government's power
    "during the rule of Elizabeth"
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