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ruleset

US/ˈɹulˌsɛt/

ruleset noun: a set of rules.

Noun

ruleset (plural rulesets)

  1. A set of rules.
    • Every microgame lasts five seconds until it shifts to the next randomly selected ruleset.2020 June 6, Alan Bernal, “Overwatch gets crazy minigames with epic WarioWare-inspired mod”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 16 May 2021
    • While CDL rulesets are something that will be gradually refined before and throughout the course of the season (not even including the players’ Gentlemen’s Agreements), there’s always a good few things to discuss when the Day 1 ruleset becomes available to peruse.2021 November 4, Jacob Hale, “CoD Vanguard official CDL ruleset revealed: Day 1 rules”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 29 May 2022

Forms of ruleset

pluralrulesets

Origin of ruleset

From rule + set.

Questions about ruleset

What does ruleset mean?
Ruleset means a set of rules.
What part of speech is ruleset?
Ruleset is a noun.
How do you pronounce ruleset?
Ruleset is pronounced /ˈɹulˌsɛt/ (US).
What is the plural of ruleset?
The plural of ruleset is rulesets.

Words near ruleset in the dictionary

  1. rules-lawyer
  2. rules-lawyered
  3. rules-lawyering
  4. rules-lawyers
  5. rules-of-thumb
  6. ruleset
  7. rulesets
  8. rulesier
  9. rulesiest
  10. rulesless
  11. rulest

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