norm
[noun]
Synonyms: standard, average, benchmark, criterion, par, pattern, rule, yardstick

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

norm AC /nɔːm $ nɔːrm/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: norma 'tool for checking straight lines and angles']

1. the usual or normal situation, way of doing something etc
be/become the norm
Short term contracts are now the norm with some big companies.
Joyce’s style of writing was a striking departure from the literary norm.

2. norms [plural] generally accepted standards of social behaviour:
terrorists who violate the norms of civilized society
social/cultural etc norms

3. the norm the normal or average standard
above/below the norm
28% of children tested below the norm.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

norm
noun
ADJ. accepted, established | ethical, moral | cultural, social | statistical | community, family, group
VERB + NORM conform to Their behaviour conforms to the group norm.
break, challenge | deviate from, differ from
PREP. above the ~, below the ~, over the ~ They want to discourage pay settlements over the norm.
~ for On-screen editing has become the norm for all student work.
~ of accepted norms of behaviour
PHRASES a deviation/departure from the norm, an exception to the norm, the norm rather than the exception In the inner-city areas, poverty is the norm rather than the exception.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲