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English

Etymology
(noun) From OF. riule, from VL. regula "straight stick, bar, ruler, pattern"
(verb) From OF. riuler, from L. regulare.

Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�l|-u�l

Noun
en-noun

1. A regulation, law, guideline.
2. A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
3. Something to keep order.

Related terms
rule of thumb

Translations
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Arabic: ARchar|�ا��� IPAchar|(qanūn) m
Catalan: norma f
Chinese: ��, �� (guīzé)
Croatian: pravilo
Czech: pravidlo n
Dutch: regel
Finnish: sääntö, ohje
French: règle f
German: Regel f
Greek,
:Ancient: καν�ν (kanon) m
:Modern: καν�να� (kanonas) m, κανονι�μ�� (kanonismos) m
Hungarian: szabály, el�irás
Italian: regola m
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Japanese: �� (���, kisoku)
Korean: �� (gyuchik)
Malayalam: നിയമ� (niyamam)
Portuguese: regra f, lei f, regulamento m
Romanian: regul�
Russian: п�авило (právilo) n
Sindhi: SDchar|�اعد� m, SDchar|ڪار f
Spanish: regla f
Swedish: regel c
Telugu: నియమ� (niyamaM)
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trans-top|ruler
Chinese: 尺� (ch�zi)
Czech: pravítko n
Dutch: lineaal
Finnish: viivain, viivoitin
German: Lineal n
Greek,
:Ancient: καν�ν (kanon) m
:Modern: καν�να� (kanonas) m, ��οδεκάμε��ο (ipodekametro) n, �ά�ακα� (kharakas) m,
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Portuguese: régua f
Spanish: regla f
Swedish: linjal c
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Verb
en-verb|rul|ing

1. To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.

Translations

Catalan: manar, governar, regnar
Chinese: 治 (zhì)
Czech: vládnout
Dutch: regeren
Esperanto: regi
Finnish: hallita, vallita
German: regieren, beherrschen
Greek: κ�βε�ν� (kiverno), ά��� (arkho), εξο��ιάζ� (eksusiazo)
Latin: imperare
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Malayalam: ഭരിയ������ (bhariykkuka)
Old English: wealdan
Polish: rz�dzi�
Portuguese: reinar, governar
Spanish: mandar, gobernar
Swedish: styra, regera
Telugu: పాలి��� (paaliMchu)

Derived terms
Rule Britannia
rule of law
rule on
rule out
slide rule

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