noun
The metric system has become the standard in many countries. People resent having imposed on them the standards of another culture
With many luxuries now necessities, the standard of living has improved enormously. The course was for students of intermediate standard
The black knight bore a curiously coloured standard into battle
The car went out of control and knocked down two lighting standards
adjective
Must we follow standard procedure? The tests were conducted according to the standard methods
People in the south usually regard themselves as speakers of standard English
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