eng: rule - UWN/MENTA

eng: rule

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

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