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standard
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Meanings
noun
  • a level of quality or attainment.
    E.g. their restaurant offers a high standard of service
  • something used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluations.
    E.g. the wages are low by today's standards
  • (especially with reference to jazz or blues) a tune or song of established popularity.
  • a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.
  • a tree or shrub that grows on an erect stem of full height.
  • an upright water or gas pipe.
adjective
  • used or accepted as normal or average.
    E.g. the standard rate of income tax
  • (of a tree or shrub) growing on an erect stem of full height.
    E.g. standard trees are useful for situations where immediate height is needed

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