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subrules

subrules is the plural of subrule.

Meaning of subrule

Noun

subrule (plural subrules)

  1. A narrow rule which defines the specific meaning of a broader rule
    • This led to a set of rules (play cannot begin before crossing East Blithedale Avenue), then subrules ("crossing" means reaching the always arguable halfway point of the avenue) […2009 January 8, Michelle Slatalla, “Two Can Play That Game”, in New York Times

Questions about subrules

What is subrules the plural of?
Subrules is the plural of subrule.

Words near subrules in the dictionary

  1. subrugose
  2. subrugulose
  3. subrule
  4. subruler
  5. subrulers
  6. subrules
  7. subs
  8. subs in
  9. subs out
  10. subs' bench
  11. subs' benches

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subrules (page history and authors); subrule (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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