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English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Standard
- (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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “Standard, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English standard (19th century).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Standard m (strong, genitive Standards, plural Standards)
- standard
- Synonyms: Größenvorschrift, Norm, Vereinheitlichung
Declension
[edit]Declension of Standard [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Standard” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Standard” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Standard” in Duden online
- Standard on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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