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rule
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?u?l/, [?u??]
- Rhymes: -u?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English reule, rewle, rule, borrowed from Old French riule, reule, itself an early semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula (“straight stick, bar, ruler, pattern”), from reg? (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”); see regent.
Noun
rule (countable and uncountable, plural rules)
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, Of The Obligations of Christians to a Holy Life
- We profess to have embraced a religion which contains the most exact rules for the government of our lives.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, Of The Obligations of Christians to a Holy Life
- A regulating principle.
- c. 1604, William Shakespeare, All's well that ends well, Act I, scene I
- There's little can be said in 't; 'Tis against the rule of nature.
- c. 1604, William Shakespeare, All's well that ends well, Act I, scene I
- The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
- A normal condition or state of affairs.
- My rule is to rise at six o'clock.
- (obsolete) Conduct; behaviour.
- (law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wharton to this entry?)
- (mathematics) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
- a rule for extracting the cube root
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- a. 1716, Robert South, Sermons
- As we may observe in the Works of Art, a Judicious Artist will indeed use his Eye, but he will trust only to his Rule.
- a. 1716, Robert South, Sermons
- A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
- (printing, dated) A thin plate of brass or other metal, of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
Derived terms
Related terms
- regulate
- regent
- regular
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English rulen, borrowed from Old French riuler, from Latin regul?re (“to regulate, rule”), from regula (“a rule”); see regular and regulate.
Verb
rule (third-person singular simple present rules, present participle ruling, simple past and past participle ruled)
- (transitive) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- (slang, intransitive) To excel.
- (intransitive) To decide judicially.
- (transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
- 1687, Francis Atterbury, An Answer to some Considerations, the Spirit of Martin Luther and the Original of the Reformation
- That's a ruled case with the school-men.
- 1687, Francis Atterbury, An Answer to some Considerations, the Spirit of Martin Luther and the Original of the Reformation
- (transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
Synonyms
- (to excel): rock (also slang)
Antonyms
- (to excel): suck (vulgar slang)
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
Related to revel.
Noun
rule
- (obsolete) Revelry.
Verb
rule (third-person singular simple present rules, present participle ruling, simple past and past participle ruled)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To revel.
Further reading
- rule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- rule in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- ReLU, Ruel, lure
Spanish
Verb
rule
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of rular.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of rular.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of rular.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of rular.
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negotiation
English
Alternative forms
- negociation (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French négociation, or from Latin negotiatio (“the carrying on of business, a wholesale business”), from negotiari (“to carry on business”); see negotiate.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /n???o??i?e???n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /n??????i?e???n/
- Hyphenation: ne?go?ti?a?tion
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
negotiation (countable and uncountable, plural negotiations)
- The process of achieving agreement through discussion.
Hyponyms
- content negotiation (Web)
Related terms
- negotiable
- negotiate
- negotiator
- otiose
Translations
See also
- arbitration
Further reading
- negotiation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- negotiation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- negotiation in The Negotiation Experts, 1996
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