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| stan·dard [ stándərd ] |
noun (plural stan·dards) |
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1. level of quality or excellence: the level of quality or excellence attained by somebody or something
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2. level of quality accepted as norm: a level of quality or excellence that is accepted as the norm or by which actual attainments are judged
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often used in the plural
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3. music item in usual repertoire: something, especially a song or other piece of music, that is very popular or is performed as part of the usual repertoire of a performer or performers
  played all the old standards
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4. finance commodity as basis of currency value: the commodity or commodities on which the value of a currency or monetary system is based
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5. authorized model of unit of measurement: an authorized model used to define a unit of measurement
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6. distinctive flag: a flag with a distinctive design that is the emblem of, and often a focus of loyalty to, a particular nation, person, or group
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7. military device used as battle rallying point: a flag or other symbolic device attached to a pole and used as a rallying point for troops in battle
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8. coins proportion of metal in coin: the proportion of gold or silver and of nonprecious metal that a coin is legally required to contain
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9. heraldry long tapering flag: a long tapering flag ending in two points and with heraldic devices on it, used in heraldry as an emblem of a person or group. It was formerly carried on ceremonial occasions by or before the nobleman to whom it belonged.
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10. botany plant with straight bare stem: a plant, especially a fruit tree or rose, trained in such a way that the leaves and flowers grow at the top of a straight bare stem
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11. household supporting base: a base or support for something such as a large tall vase
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12. botany large upper petal of pea: the large upper petal in the flowers of plants of the pea family
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plural noun stan·dards |
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principles: principles or values that govern a person's behavior
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adjective |
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1. normal: constituting or not differing from the norm
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2. widely used and respected: very widely used and generally regarded as authoritative
the standard text in thermodynamics
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3. grammar grammatically correct: regarded as correct or acceptable by the majority of educated speakers of or authorities on a language
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4. botany trained to grow with straight stem: describes plants that are trained in such a way that the leaves and flowers grow at the top of a straight bare stem
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| [12th century. Via Anglo-Norman estaundart "flag to which troops rally" < Old French estandart] |
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| stan·dard·ly adverb |
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