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Word of the Day – Rubric

By May 20, 2024Word of the Day

Rubric (noun)

roo-brik

A title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute, etc., written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.

1325–75; Latin rūbrīca red ocher (derivative of ruber red 1 ); replacing Middle English rubriche, rubrike (noun). Old French

Example sentences

“The rubric instructions seemed to jump ominously off the page.”

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