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Noun standard has 6 senses
- standard, criterion, measure, touchstone - a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
--1 is a kind of reference point, point of reference, reference
--1 has particulars:
- criterion, standard - the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
--2 is a kind of ideal
--2 has particulars: control condition, control; design criteria
- standard - a board measure = 1980 board feet
--3 is a kind of volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
- standard, monetary standard - the value behind the money in a monetary system
--4 is a kind of value
--4 has particulars: gold standard; silver standard; bimetallism
- standard - an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"
--5 is a kind of post
- standard - any distinctive flag
--6 is a kind of flag
--6 has particulars: oriflamme
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