standard

[ˈstændəd]
n
an accepted or approved example of something against which others are judged or measured
a principle of propriety, honesty, and integrity
she has no standards
a level of excellence or quality
a low standard of living
any distinctive flag, device, etc, as of a nation, sovereign, or special cause
any of a variety of naval or military flags.the colours of a cavalry regiment
a flag or emblem formerly used to show the central or rallying point of an army in battle
a large tapering flag ending in two points, originally borne by a sovereign or high-ranking noble
the commodity or commodities in which is stated the value of a basic monetary unit
the gold standard
an authorized model of a unit of measure or weight
a unit of board measure equal to 1980 board feet
(in coinage) the prescribed proportion by weight of precious metal and base metal that each coin must contain
an upright pole or beam, esp one used as a support
a piece of furniture consisting of an upright pole or beam on a base or support.(as modifier)
a plant, esp a fruit tree, that is trained so that it has an upright stem free of branches.(as modifier)
a song or piece of music that has remained popular for many years
the largest petal of a leguminous flower, such as a sweetpea
(in New Zealand and, formerly, in England and Wales) a class or level of attainment in an elementary school
adj
of the usual, regularized, medium, or accepted kind
a standard size
of recognized authority, competence, or excellence
the standard work on Greece
denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, that is regarded as correct and acceptable by educated native speakersSee nonstandard See informal
(formerly) (of eggs) of a size that is smaller than large and larger than medium