règle
Meaning
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- rule, regulation
- rule, period of ruling
- ruler (for measuring length)
- period, menstruation
Concepts
drawing-rule
hard-and-fast rule
medical prescription
betting odds
linguistic rule
straight ruler
straight ruler
Synonyms
règle|règles
règle à calcul
règle empirique
double-décimètre
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁɛɡl/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French regle, from Late Old French regle (13th c.), borrowed from Latin regula. Displaced the earlier borrowing Old French riule, reule (whence English rule). Compare also the inherited Old French reille (whence English rail). Doublet of rail and rigole.
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