1 | noun | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior 2 | noun | something regarded as a normative example 3 | noun | prescribed guide for conduct or action 4 | noun | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice 5 | noun | a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct 6 | noun | the duration of a monarch's or government's power 7 | noun | dominance or power through legal authority 8 | noun | directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted (19 meanings)

r'ool (IPA: rˈul)

rule (no hyphenation) (4 letters | 1 syllable)

1225 (High Middle ages) (800 years ago)

Old English | Old French | | Latin

written: 1186th most common (1 in 11628 words) ( > 99% noun | 0% verb)

spoken: 1388th most common (1 in 24390 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

rules | ruled | ruling

regulation | convention | formula | normal | pattern | prescript | linguistic rule | principle | dominion | ruler | govern | decree | dominate | predominate | prevail | ... (total: 19)

bad manners | lawlessness | disorganization

cy pres | cy pres doctrine | guideline | guidepost | limitation | restriction | rule of cy pres | rule of thumb | working principle | working rule | code of behavior | code of conduct | mores | universal | bylaw | ... (total: 105)

concept | conception | construct | practice | direction | instruction | generalisation | generality | generalization | continuance | duration | ascendance | ascendancy | ascendence | ascendency | ... (total: 43)

boule | buhl | cool | drool | fool | joule | misrule | mule | pool | preschool | retool | school | spool | stool | supercool | ... (total: 17) (based on typical American pronunciation)

mule | pule | rile | role | rube | ruble | rude | ruler | rune | ruse | yule | Yule (total: 12)

lure

best evidence rule | board rule | exclusionary rule | gag rule | hearsay rule | home rule | linguistic rule | majority rule | one-man rule | parol evidence rule | ... (total: 18)

Rule (US population: 6240 people, white: 83%)

Rule (Texas, 561 people)

The Rule of Four (Dustin Thomason, Ian Caldwell)

The Slaughter Rule | Rock & Rule | Georgia Rule

rule.com | rule.net | rule.org | rule.info | rule.biz (total: 5)

"First in, first out, " e.g. | "I before E except after C, " e.g. | "I before e, except after c, " e.g. | "Look both ways before crossing, " e.g. | "Look twice before crossing, " e.g. | "No shirt, no shoes, no service, " e.g. | "___, Britannia" | ... (total: 45) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

4 (International English) | 4 (North American English)

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