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say it: ROO-brik
rubric is a noun and verb meaning "an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure". It carries 7 recorded senses.
an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
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”
adorn with ruby red color
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for rubric come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.