- 1average or normal rather than having special or unusual features A standard letter was sent to all candidates. Televisions are a standard feature in most hotel rooms. the standard tax rate (= paid by everyone) It is standard practice to search visitors as they enter the building. standard issue uniforms (= given to everyone) size/measurement
- 2[usually before noun] following a particular standard set, for example, by an industry standard sizes of clothes Dishwashers have standard measurements to fit under kitchen units.
- 3[only before noun] read by most people who are studying a particular subject language
- 4[usually before noun] (of spelling, pronunciation, grammar. etc.) believed to be correct and used by most people Standard English compare nonstandard, substandard
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