style sheet
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- noun
- /ˈstaɪl ʃiːt/
- Please refer to the style sheets before submitting your article.
Examples
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Before submitting your article, consult the style sheet to ensure consistency.
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The editor provided a style sheet for the authors.
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Each department was given a separate style sheet for internal documents.
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The publisher updated their style sheet to reflect new grammar rules.
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To maintain consistency in content, create a style sheet for your publication.
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Bibliographies and citations must conform to the Journal's style sheet, copies of which are also available from any of the editors.
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When preparing your manuscript, make sure to follow the style sheet guidelines provided by the publisher.
Synonyms
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3.4
A file that gives rules about how writing or webpages should look
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4.8
A book that gives rules for writing, grammar, and formatting
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a file/document that contains presentation rules' is directly and compositionally derived from 'style' (presentation conventions) + 'sheet' (a sheet/document), i.e. a sheet containing style rules. This compound pattern is common and has clear parallels in many languages (e.g. Spanish hoja de estilo, French feuille de style), so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Style sheet comes from the simple idea of a single page that listed the rules for writing and layout. The word style meant the way text should look and sheet meant that page, so a style sheet is 'a document with rules' writers follow to keep everything the same.