n. Function: noun
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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 FF1C; each generation has its own standards of morality FF1E;
Synonyms: benchmark, criterion, gauge, measure, touchstone, yardstick
Related Words: 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) FF1C; governmental standards of weights and measures FF1E;
Synonyms: assize
Related Words: ||dick