| NOUN | communication | standard, criterion, measure, touchstone | a basis for comparison |
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| cognition | standard, criterion | the ideal in terms of which something can be judged | |
| quantity | standard | a board measure = 1980 board feet | |
| possession | standard, monetary standard | the value behind the money in a monetary system | |
| artifact | standard | an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support) | |
| artifact | standard, banner | any distinctive flag | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | standard | conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value |
| all | standard | commonly used or supplied | |
| all | standard | established or well-known or widely recognized as a model / model of authority or excellence | |
| all | standard, received | conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers | |
| all | standard, stock | regularly and widely used or sold |
| Sounds | stae'nderd | |
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| Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... | |
| Meaning | conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind. | |
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| Attribute of | measure, quantity, amount | How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
| Narrower | modular | Constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use |
| regular | conforming to a standard or pattern | |
| regulation | Prescribed by or according to regulation | |
| standardized, standardised | Brought into conformity with a standard | |
| stock | routine | |
| See also | normal | conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm |
| Opposite | nonstandard | Varying from or not adhering to a standard |
| Spanish | estándar, standard | |
| Catalan | estàndard | |
| Meaning | commonly used or supplied. | |
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| Broader | common | Having no special distinction or quality |
| Spanish | común, corriente, estándar | |
| Catalan | comú, corrent, estàndard | |
| Meaning | Established or well-known or widely recognized as a model / model of authority or excellence. | |
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| Example | "a standard reference work" | |
| Narrower | authoritative, definitive | Of recognized / recognized authority or excellence |
| basic, canonic, canonical | Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality | |
| casebook, textbook | According to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook | |
| criterial, criterional | Serving as a basis for evaluation | |
| See also | orthodox | adhering to what is commonly accepted |
| Opposite | nonstandard | not standard |
| Spanish | estándar | |
| Meaning | conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers. | |
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| Synonym | received | |
| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Narrower | acceptable | judged to be in conformity with approved usage |
| classical | (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors | |
| Opposite | nonstandard | not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community |
| Spanish | estándar | |
| Meaning | regularly and widely used or sold. | |
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| Example | "a standard size" | |
| Synonym | stock | |
| Broader | regular | In accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle |
| Meaning | The ideal in terms of which something can be judged. | |
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| Example | "they live by the standards of their community" | |
| Synonym | criterion | |
| Narrower | control condition, control | A standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment |
| design criteria | Criteria that designers should meet in designing / designing some system or device | |
| Broader | ideal | The idea of something that is perfect |
| Spanish | estándar | |
| Catalan | estàndard | |
| Verbs | standardize, standardise | cause to conform to standard or norm |
| Meaning | A board measure = 1980 board feet. | |
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| Broader | volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit | A unit of measurement of volume or capacity |
| Spanish | estándar | |
| Verbs | standardize, standardise | cause to conform to standard or norm |
| Meaning | The value behind the money in a monetary system. | |
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| Synonym | monetary standard | |
| Narrower | bimetallism | A monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio |
| gold standard | A monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold | |
| silver standard | A monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver | |
| Broader | value | The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable |
| Spanish | patrón monetario, patrón | |
| Catalan | patró monetari, patró | |
| Verbs | standardize, standardise | cause to conform to standard or norm |
| Meaning | An upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support). | |
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| Broader | post | An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position |
| Verbs | stand | put into an upright position |
| Meaning | Any distinctive flag. | |
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| Synonym | banner | |
| Narrower | oriflamme | A red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings |
| Broader | flag | emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design |
| Spanish | bandera, banderola, estandarte, pendón | |
| Catalan | ensenya, estendard | |
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