rubric
/ˈɹuːbɹɪk/ROO-brik
/ˈɹubɹɪk/ROO-brik
Meaningred (heading)
Common meaning: a heading or guiding rule (orig. in red)
- rubrred; to be redLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1602 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin ruber; rubeō ‘red; to be red’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ruber, p. 1602 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ruber; rubeō Latin “red; to be red”
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