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standard

noun
  1. Fabric used especially as a symbol: banderole, banner, banneret, color (used in plural), ensign, flag 1, jack, oriflamme, pennant, pennon, streamer. See substitute
  2. A means by which individuals are compared and judged: benchmark, criterion, gauge, mark, measure, test, touchstone, yardstick. See usual
  3. One that is worthy of imitation or duplication: beau ideal, example, exemplar, ideal, mirror, model, paradigm, pattern. See good

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