The definition of a rubric is the use of red lettering to highlight something on a page, or a standard for grading or scoring knowledge or performance.
(noun)See rubric in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME rubryke < MFr rubriche < L rubrica, red ocher, hence title (esp. of a law) written in red, rubric < ruber, red
adjective
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Origin: Middle English rubrike, heading, title
Origin: , from Old French rubrique
Origin: , from Latin rubrīca, red chalk
Origin: , from ruber, rubr-, red; see reudh- in Indo-European roots
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