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rule
What does rule mean?
rule (noun): a regulation, law, guideline.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use rule in a sentence?
- All participants must adhere to the rules. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- You have to follow the rules to enter the qualifiers for the football tournament. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce rule?
/ɹul/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rule come from?
From Middle English reule, rewle, rule, borrowed from Old French riule, reule, from Latin regula (“straight stick, bar, ruler, pattern”), from regō (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of rule?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “rule”?
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What does “rule” mean?
a beam of light or radiation
Not quite: that's what ray means.
a state at a particular time
Not quite: that's what condition means.
a regulation, law, guideline
Right! That's what “rule” means.
a commodity offered for sale
Not quite: that's what product means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “rule”?
department
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difference
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regulation
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population
Not quite: population means something else.
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