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norm
What does norm mean?
norm (noun): a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use norm in a sentence?
- The current middle-class norm of two children per family. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce norm?
/nɔɹm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does norm come from?
From Latin norma (“a carpenter's square, a rule, a pattern, a precept”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
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