standard
adjective
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commonly used or supplied
standard procedure
standard car equipment
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regularly and widely used or sold
a standard size
a stock item
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established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
a standard reference work
the classical argument between free trade and protectionism
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conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
windows of standard width
standard sizes
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conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
standard English" (American)
received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)
noun
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any distinctive flag
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an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)
distance was marked by standards every mile
lamps supported on standards provided illumination
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the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
they live by the standards of their community
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a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
the schools comply with federal standards
they set the measure for all subsequent work
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the value behind the money in a monetary system
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a board measure = 1980 board feet
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