How to pronounce standard
American English pronunciation
STAN-derd
- IPA
- /ˈstændɚd/
- Syllables
- STAN · derd (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What standard means
Most people know standard in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A well-known song that singers often perform
In a sentence: At the talent show, Grandpa sang an old standard that everyone in the room knew.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old French word for a flag that marked a gathering place. Over time it came to mean a model to measure things by, and then a song everyone knows.
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