STANDARD

(USUAL) [adjective] - usual rather than special, esp. when thought of as being correct or acceptableWhite is the standard colour for this model of refrigerator.Gloss finish is standard, but we can supply it in matt.These are standard procedures for handling radioactive waste.It's still a standard text in archaeology, even though it was written more than twenty years ago.The metre is the standard unit for measuring length in the SI system.See also substandard.Language described as standard is the form of that language which is considered acceptable and correct by most educated users of it.Most announcers on the BBC speak standard English.In Standard American, 'gotten' is used as a past participle of 'get'.(esp. UK) Your new TV comes with a two year guarantee as standard.(US) If a way of doing something is standard operating procedure ( SOP), it is the usual way of doing it.Checking references before we lend money is standard operating procedure.In a country or a part of it, standard time is the time which is officially used.Compare Greenwich Mean Time.