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rubric
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of RUBRIC
1
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize <the rubrics at the beginning of the chapters are intended to be humorous>
Related Words banner, streamer; catch word, guide word, running head; greeting, salutation; superscript, superscription; subhead, subheading, subtitle
2
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing <the rubric, popular among jewelers anyway, that a man should spend a month's salary on his fiancée's engagement ring>
Related Words ethic, form, mode, mores, norm, principles, standards, values; birthright, inheritance, legacy; folklore, lore, superstition; culture, lifestyle
3
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic <all of these books with their conspiracy theories fall under the rubric of speculative fiction>
Synonyms bracket, category, classification, division, family, genus, grade, group, kind, league, order, rank(s), rubric, set, species, tier, type
Related Words description, feather, ilk, kidney, like, manner, nature, sort; branch, section, speciality, specialty, subclass, subdivision, subgroup, subspecies, variety; breed, race; generation; heading, label, title
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