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norm
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- pronunciation:
- norm
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a model or standard, esp. one that is generally accepted or followed.
Society often dealt severely with people whose behavior was considered outside the norm.
- synonyms:
- criterion, standard, usual
- similar words:
- average, canon, custom, gauge, mark, model, par, touchstone, yardstick
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| definition 2: |
an average or average range as measured across a large group.
Seven children in an urban family is outside the norm.Your child scored within the norm for fourth grade reading.- synonyms:
- average, par, standard
- similar words:
- example, paradigm, precedent, prototype, rule
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| related words: |
custom, example, lead, mean, type |
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