"ground rule" meaning in All languages combined

See ground rule on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-ground rule.ogg Forms: ground rules [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ground rule (plural ground rules)
  1. (sports) A rule regarding play on a specific field, course, or court.
    Sense id: en-ground_rule-en-noun-crNjuGas Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 84 16 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (idiomatic, usually in the plural) The basic rules or standards; basic principles. Tags: idiomatic, plural-normally Translations (the basic rules or standards; general advice that someone must know before proceeding): perussääntö (Finnish), alapszabály (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-ground_rule-en-noun-BJVKWUTt Disambiguation of 'the basic rules or standards; general advice that someone must know before proceeding': 4 96

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