Standard

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English

Proper noun

Standard

  1. (science fiction, fantasy) Denoting the name of a universal language in various works.
    Synonym: Common
    • 1996, Joan D. Vinge, Dreamfall, New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, page 150:
      "I felt that I had to come," she said, as if she could tell from my face that I still wasn't getting it. She spoke Standard, with no real accent. She was dressed in pragmatic, sexless human clothes; if we hadn't been face-to-face, she could have passed for a human.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English standard (19th century).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstandart/, /ˈʃtandart/
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  • Hyphenation: Stan‧dard

Noun

Standard m (strong, genitive Standards, plural Standards)

  1. standard
    Synonyms: Größenvorschrift, Norm, Vereinheitlichung

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