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1.nounA principle or example or measure used for comparison.
2.nounA vertical pole with something at its apex.
3.nounA manual transmission vehicle.
4.nounThe upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
5.nounAn inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
6.nounA large drinking cup.
7.nounStandard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language
8.adjectivePertaining to standards, concerned with standards, specific to standards."There is some sign of disparate standards bodies becoming more closely aligned."