GOLD STANDARD as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a paragon of excellence
   Usage Example(s)
   • academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged
   Hypernyms(s) gold standard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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2. Meaning
   • a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold
   Hypernyms(s) gold standard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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