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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Standard \Stand"ard\, a.
1. Being, affording, or according with, a standard for
comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard
weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical
terms; standard gold or silver.
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2. Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as,
standard works in history; standard authors.
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3. (Hort.)
(a) Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard
fruit trees.
(b) Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.
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{Standard candle}, {Standard gauge}. See under {Candle}, and
{Gauge}.
{Standard solution}. (Chem.) See {Standardized solution},
under {Solution}.
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