cardinal rule

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Noun

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cardinal rule (plural cardinal rules)

  1. A fundamental rule, upon which other matters hinge.
    • 2011, John Randall Tabor, Homer Is Where the Heart Is, page 132:
      Obviously they were well aware of the cardinal rule of being a college freshman: all's fair in innocent prankage.

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