standard

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. emblem, ensign; criterion, measure, grade, exemplar, norm, canon, prototype, ethics. —adj. regulation, normal, conventional. See conformity, rule, measurement, degree. Ant., nonstandard, substandard.

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(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. regular, usual, regulation, made to a standard; see approved , conventional 1 , official 3 .

n.

1. [Flag]

Syn. pennant, banner, colors; see flag 1 .

2. [Emblem]

Syn. symbol, figure, insignia; see emblem .

3. [Measure]

Syn. criterion, gauge, yardstick, example, rule, test; see also criterion , measure 2 .

4. [Model]

Syn. pattern, type, example, norm; see model 2 .

See Synonym Study at model . Syn.- standard applies to some measure, principle, model, etc. with which things of the same class are compared in order to determine their quantity, value, quality, etc. [standard of purity for drugs ] ; criterion applies to a test or rule for measuring the excellence, fitness, or correctness of something, especially of an abstraction [ mere memory is no accurate criterion of intelligence ] ; gauge literally applies to a standard of measurement [ a wire gauge] , but figuratively it is equivalent to criterion [ sales are an accurate gauge of a book's popularity ] ; yardstick refers to a test or criterion for measuring genuineness or value [ time is the only true yardstick of a book's merit ]

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. criterion guideline, norm, measure, model, ideal, rule, gauge, mean, median, specification, yardstick, principle, regulation.

2. flag ensign, banner, pennant, streamer, Old Glory, Stars and Stripes, Union Jack.

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regular, conventional, normal, stock, accepted, established, customary, classic, orthodox, usual, traditional, *run-of-the-mill, general, basic, *garden variety.

ANT.: unconventional, unusual, out ofthe ordinary

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Fabric used especially as a symbol: banderole, banner, banneret, color (used in plural), ensign, flag1, 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. II adjective 1. Having or arising from authority: authoritative, conclusive, official, sanctioned. See TRUE. 2. Being of no special quality or type: average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, formulaic, garden, garden-variety, indifferent, mediocre, ordinary, plain, routine, run-of-the-mill, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable. See GOOD, USUAL.