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rule

The correct spelling is rule.

How to pronounce rule

/ɹuːl/
noun

IPA: /ɹuːl/

Say it like: Rul-e

The correct spelling is rule. A regulation, law, guideline. For example: "All participants must adhere to the rules."

Usage Examples

All participants must adhere to the rules.

As a rule, our senior editors are serious-minded.

a rule for extracting the cube root

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A regulation, law, guideline.
  2. 2.A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
  3. 3.A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
  4. 4.A regulating principle.
  5. 5.The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.

verb

  1. 1.To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
  2. 2.To excel.
  3. 3.To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
  4. 4.To decide judicially.
  5. 5.To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.

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