英语释义
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n a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
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n something regarded as a normative example
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n prescribed guide for conduct or action
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n (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
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n a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
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n the duration of a monarch's or government's power
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n dominance or power through legal authority
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n directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
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n any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
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n a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
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n (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
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n measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
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v exercise authority over; as of nations
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v decide with authority
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v be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
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v decide on and make a declaration about
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v have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
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v mark or draw with a ruler