norm
norm AC /nɔːm $ nɔːrm/
noun [countable]
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.
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 etcLanguage: Latin
Origin: norma 'tool for checking straight lines and angles'
be/become the norm
2. norms [plural] generally accepted standards of social behaviour:
social/cultural etc norms
3. the norm the normal or average standard
above/below the norm