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standard
noun (QUALITY) /ˈstæn.dəd/
/-dɚd/ Definition
B2 [C or U] a level of quality: This essay is not of an acceptable standard - do it again. This piece of work is below standard/is not up to standard. We have very high safety standards in this laboratory. Not everyone judges success by the same standards - some people think happiness is more important than money. Her technique became a standard against which all future methods were compared.Quality and standard C2 [C usually plural] a moral rule that should be obeyed: Most people agree that there are standards (of behaviour) that need to be upheld.Morality and rules of behaviour
(Definition of standard noun (QUALITY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -rate suffix
- -star suffix
- be up to the mark idiom
- benchmark noun
- cachet noun
- calibre noun (QUALITY)
- conformity noun
- criterion noun
- distinction noun (HIGH QUALITY)
- grade noun (LEVEL)
- level noun (ABILITY)
- mark noun (LEVEL)
- plane noun (LEVEL)
- prestige noun
- qualitative adjective (CHARACTERISTIC)
- quality control noun
- quality noun (STANDARD)
- status noun (RESPECT)
- style noun (HIGH QUALITY)
- upscale adjective
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