English to English noun
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a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | | Example: it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast short haircuts were the regulation
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something regarded as a normative example | | Example: the convention of not naming the main character violence is the rule not the exception his formula for impressing visitors
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prescribed guide for conduct or action | | source: wordnet30
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(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice | | source: wordnet30
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a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct | | Example: their principles of composition characterized all their works
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the duration of a monarch's or government's power | | Example: during the rule of Elizabeth
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dominance or power through legal authority | | Example: France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa the rule of Caesar
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directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted | | Example: he knew the rules of chess
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any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order | | Example: the rule of St. Dominic
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a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | | Example: the principle of the conservation of mass the principle of jet propulsion the right-hand rule for inductive fields
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(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | | Example: he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials
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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 | | source: wordnet30
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That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket. | | source: webster1913 verb
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exercise authority over; as of nations | | Example: Who is governing the country now?
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decide with authority | | Example: The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed
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be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance | | Example: Money reigns supreme here Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
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decide on and make a declaration about | | Example: find someone guilty
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have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac | | source: wordnet30
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mark or draw with a ruler | | Example: rule the margins
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keep in check | | Example: rule one's temper
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To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage. | | source: webster1913
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To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by over. | | source: webster1913
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