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[ noun ] a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

Examples

"they set the measure for all subsequent work"

Used in print

(Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)

Indeed , contract was the dominant legal theme of the century , the touchstone of the free society .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11935
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