standard

standard
1. Something that serves as a basis for comparison; a technical specification or written report by experts. 2. See s. substance. [M.E., fr. O.Fr. estandard, rallying place, fr. Frankish standan, to stand, + hard, hard, fast]

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stan·dard 'stan-dərd n something set up or established by an authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, weight, extent, value, or quality
standard adj constituting or conforming to a standard esp. as established by law or custom <\standard weight>

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stan·dard (stanґdərd) something established as a measure or model to which other similar things should conform.

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