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   standard

   /ˈstandəd/

   noun

   • 1. a level of quality or attainment: "their restaurant offers a high standard of service" Similar qualitylevelgradedegreeworthcalibremeritexcellence
   • ▪ a required or agreed level of quality or attainment: "half of the beaches fail to comply with European standards" Similar guidelinenormyardstickbenchmarkgaugemeasurecriterionguidetouchstonemodelpatternexampleexemplarparadigmidealarchetypespecificationrequirementruleprinciplelawcanon
   • ▪ (in elementary schools) a grade of proficiency tested by examination or the form or class preparing pupils for such a grade: historical British "she was still in boarding school and had twice repeated the same standard"
   • 2. something used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluations: "the wages are low by today's standards" Similar guidelinenormyardstickbenchmarkgaugemeasurecriterionguidetouchstonemodelpatternexampleexemplarparadigmidealarchetypespecificationrequirementruleprinciplelawcanon
   • ▪ principles of conduct informed by notions of honour and decency: "a decline in moral standards" Similar principlerule of livingcode of behaviourcode of honourmoralsscruplesethicsideals
   • ▪ a form of language that is widely accepted as the usual form: "the idea of the standard is projected backwards on to states of language"
   • ▪ the prescribed weight of fine metal in gold or silver coins: "the sterling standard for silver"
   • ▪ a system by which the value of a currency is defined in terms of gold or silver or both.
   • ▪ a measure for timber, equivalent to 165 cu. ft (4.67 cubic metres).
   • 3. (especially with reference to jazz or blues) a tune or song of established popularity.
   • 4. a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope. Similar flagbannerpennantpennonstreamerensigncolour (s)banderolependantburgeevexillumrare:gonfalonguidonlabarum
   • ▪ used in names of newspapers: "a report in the Evening Standard"
   • 5. a tree or shrub that grows on an erect stem of full height.
   • ▪ a shrub grafted on an erect stem and trained in tree form: "a standard rose"
   • ▪ the large, frequently erect uppermost petal of a papilionaceous flower.
   • ▪ one of the inner petals of an iris flower, frequently erect.
   • 6. an upright water or gas pipe.

   adjective

   • 1. used or accepted as normal or average: "the standard rate of income tax" Similar normalusualtypicalstockcommonordinarycustomaryconventionalhabitualaccustomedexpectedwontedeverydayregularroutineday-to-daydailyestablishedsettledsetfixedtraditionalquotidianprevailingOpposite unusualspecial
   • ▪ (of a size, measure, design, etc.) regularly used or produced; not special or exceptional: "all these doors come in a range of standard sizes"
   • ▪ (of a work, repertoire, or writer) viewed as authoritative or of permanent value and so widely read or performed: "his essays on the interpretation of reality became a standard text" Similar definitiveestablishedclassicrecognizedapprovedacceptedauthoritativemost reliablemost completeexhaustiveofficial
   • ▪ denoting or relating to the form of a language widely accepted as the usual correct form: "speakers of standard English"
   • 2. (of a tree or shrub) growing on an erect stem of full height: "standard trees are useful for situations where immediate height is needed"
   • ▪ (of a shrub) grafted on an erect stem and trained in tree form: "standard roses"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a flag raised on a pole as a rallying point, the authorized exemplar of a unit of measurement, or an upright timber): shortening of Old French estendart, from estendre ‘extend’; in standard (sense 4 of the noun, sense 5 of the noun, sense 6 of the noun), influenced by the verb stand.

   Derivatives

   • 1. standardly adverb

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   What does standard mean?

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   What is a standard noun?

   • Definition of standard noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable, uncountable] a level of quality, especially one that people think is acceptable There has been a fall in living standards. Who sets the standard for water quality? A number of Britain's beaches fail to meet European standards on cleanliness.

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   What does it mean if a work was done to a standard?

   • to a… standard The work was done to a professional standard. Her work is not up to standard (= of a good enough standard). [countable, usually plural] a level of quality that is normal or acceptable for a particular person or in a particular situation You'd better lower your standards if you want to find somewhere cheap to live.

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   What is standard pronunciation?

   • standard transmission. conforming in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc., to the usage of most educated native speakers, especially those having prestige, and widely considered acceptable or correct: standard pronunciation. Compare nonstandard ( def 2 ). standard pronunciation. The program was broadcast on the standard broadcast band.

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   What is a standard unit of measurement?

   • A standard unit of measurement is an accepted method of measuring things of a similar type. That’s not their usual standard of service. The new standard will allow data to be sent over telephone wires at higher speeds. Pete carried the troop’s standard in the parade.

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   • Standard, criterion refer to the basis for making a judgment. A standard is an authoritative principle or rule that usually implies a model or pattern for guidance, by comparison with which the quantity, excellence, correctness, etc., of other things may be determined: She could serve as the standard of good breeding.

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   an object that is regarded as the usual or most common size or form of its kind: We stock the deluxe models as well as the standards. a rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgment: They tried to establish standards for a new philosophical approach. Synonyms: guide, pattern, basis, gauge.

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   1. Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value: a standard unit of volume. 2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence: a standard reference work. 3. Acceptable but of less than top quality: a standard grade of beef. 4. Normal, familiar, or usual: the standard excuse. 5.

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