STANDARD


Meaning of STANDARD in English

noun

1.

Synonyms: flag , banderole, banner, bannerol, color, ensign, jack, pennant, pennon, streamer

2.

Synonyms: model 2, archetype, beau ideal, ensample, example, exemplar, ideal, mirror, paradigm, pattern

3.

a means of determining what a thing should be

each generation has its own standards of morality

Synonyms: benchmark, criterion, gauge, measure, touchstone, yardstick

Related Word: average, mean, median, norm, par; axiom, belief, fundamental, principle; law, rule; exemplar, model, pattern

Idioms: rule of thumb

4.

a fixed, customary, or official measure (as of quantity, quality, or price)

governmental standards of weights and measures

Synonyms: assize

Related Word: ||dick

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