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  • 21measure — [n1] portion, scope admeasurement, admensuration, allotment, allowance, amount, amplification, amplitude, area, bang, breadth, bulk, capacity, degree, depth, dimension, distance, duration, extent, fix, frequency, height, hit, magnitude, mass,… …

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  • 22Standard Spanish — or neutral Spanish is a linguistic variety, or lect, that is considered a correct educated standard for the Spanish language. Standard Spanish is not merely Spanish adjusted to fit in prescriptive molds dictated by a linguistic overseeing… …

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  • 23measure up to someone — measure up (to (someone/something)) to reach a standard that is as good as someone or something else. The math skills of the majority of children in this school measure up to the national standards. Usage notes: often used in a negative way: They …

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  • 24measure up to something — measure up (to (someone/something)) to reach a standard that is as good as someone or something else. The math skills of the majority of children in this school measure up to the national standards. Usage notes: often used in a negative way: They …

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  • 25measure up to — measure up (to (someone/something)) to reach a standard that is as good as someone or something else. The math skills of the majority of children in this school measure up to the national standards. Usage notes: often used in a negative way: They …

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  • 26measure up — (to (someone/something)) to reach a standard that is as good as someone or something else. The math skills of the majority of children in this school measure up to the national standards. Usage notes: often used in a negative way: They didn t… …

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  • 27standard — ► NOUN 1) a level of quality or attainment. 2) a required or agreed level of quality or attainment. 3) something used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluations. 4) (standards) principles of honourable, decent behaviour. 5) a… …

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  • 28standard costing — ➔ costing * * * standard costing UK US noun [C or U] ACCOUNTING ► a system used for calculating the expected cost of a product by using data from similar projects to measure and control the real costs. A standard costing includes a share of… …

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  • 29Standard Reference Method — or SRM is a system modern brewers use to measure color intensity, roughly darkness, of a beer or malted grain. This method involves the use of spectrophotometry to assign a number of degrees SRM to light intensity. The SRM number is defined as 10 …

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  • 30standard — (n.) mid 12c., flag or other conspicuous object to serve as a rallying point for a military force, from O.Fr. estandart, probably from Frankish *standhard, lit. stand fast or firm, a compound of words similar to Gothic standan to stand (see STAND …

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