different between standard vs general
standard
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from the Old French estandart (“gathering place, battle flag”), from Old Frankish *standhard (literally “stand firm, stand hard”), equivalent to stand +? -ard. Alternative etymology derives the second element from Old Frankish *ord (“point, spot, place”) (compare Old English ord (“point, source, vanguard”), German Standort (“location, place, site, position, base”, literally “standing-point”)). More at stand, hard, ord.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?stænd?d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?stænd??d/, [?ste?nd?d]
- Hyphenation: stan?dard
Adjective
standard (comparative more standard, superlative most standard)
- Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
- (of a tree or shrub) Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.
- 1863, Anthony Trollope, Rachel Ray:
- There are women who cannot grow alone as standard trees;—for whom the support and warmth of some wall, some paling, some post, is absolutely necessary […].
- 1863, Anthony Trollope, Rachel Ray:
- Having recognized excellence or authority.
- standard works in history; standard authors
- Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.
- (not comparable, of a motor vehicle) Having a manual transmission.
- As normally supplied (not optional).
- (linguistics) Conforming to the standard variety.
Antonyms
- nonstandard, non-standard
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
standard (plural standards)
- A principle or example or measure used for comparison.
- A level of quality or attainment.
- Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.
- 1712, Jonathan Swift, A Proposal For Correcting, Improving, and Ascertaining the English Tongue
- the court, which used to be the standard of propriety and correctness of speech
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
- A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.
- 1712, Jonathan Swift, A Proposal For Correcting, Improving, and Ascertaining the English Tongue
- A musical work of established popularity.
- A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.
- The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established for coinage.
- 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations
- By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver.
- 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations
- A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid.
- (India) Grade level in primary education.
- A level of quality or attainment.
- A vertical pole with something at its apex.
- An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard.
- The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.
- His armies, in the following day, / On those fair plains their standards proud display.
- One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite.
- Any upright support, such as one of the poles of a scaffold.
- A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.
- The sheth of a plough.
- An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard.
- A manual transmission vehicle.
- (botany) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
- (shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
- A large drinking cup.
- (sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Interjection
standard
- (slang) An expression of agreement
References
Anagrams
- Randstad, sand dart
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?standart]
Noun
standard m
- standard
Related terms
See also
- norma
- m??ítko
Further reading
- standard in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- standard in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
From English standard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?stan?dar?t/, [?sd?an?d????d?]
- Homophone: standart
Noun
standard c (singular definite standarden, plural indefinite standarder)
- standard
Inflection
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English standard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st??.da?/
Noun
standard m (plural standards)
- standard
- switchboard
Adjective
standard (feminine singular standarde, masculine plural standards, feminine plural standardes)
- standard
Usage notes
- Often treated as invariable (with the single form standard used for masculine and feminine, singular and plural), but dictionary accounts vary.
Synonyms
- normal
References
Further reading
- “standard” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Alternative forms
- standar (misspelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Adjective
standard (invariable)
- standard
Noun
standard m (invariable)
- standard
Related terms
- standardizzare
- standardizzazione
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old French estandart, via English standard
Adjective
standard (singular and plural standard, comparative mer standard, superlative mest standard)
- standard
Noun
standard m (definite singular standarden, indefinite plural standarder, definite plural standardene)
- a standard
Derived terms
- levestandard
References
- “standard” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “standard_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “standard_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old French estandart, via English standard
Adjective
standard (singular and plural standard, comparative meir standard, superlative mest standard)
- standard
Noun
standard m (definite singular standarden, indefinite plural standardar, definite plural standardane)
- a standard
Derived terms
- levestandard
References
- “standard” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From English standard, from Middle English, from Old French estandart (“gathering place, battle flag”), from Old Frankish *standhard (literally “stand firm, stand hard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?stan.dart/
Noun
standard m inan
- standard
Declension
Derived terms
- (noun) standaryzacja
- (adjective) standardowy
Further reading
- standard in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- standard in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French standard.
Noun
standard n (plural standarde)
- standard
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st?ndard/
- Hyphenation: stan?dard
Noun
stàndard m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)
- standard
Declension
Swedish
Noun
standard c
- a standard, a norm
Declension
Related terms
- standardisera
See also
- standar
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general
English
Alternative forms
- generall (chiefly archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English general, in turn from Anglo-Norman general, generall, Middle French general, and their source, Latin gener?lis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -?lis (“-al”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?d???n??l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d???n???l/
- Hyphenation: gene?ral, gen?er?al
Adjective
general (comparative more general, superlative most general)
- Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific or particular. [from 13th c.]
- (sometimes postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.]
- Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. [from 14th c.]
- Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category. [from 14th c.]
- Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. [from 16th c.]
- Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area. [from 16th c.]
Synonyms
- (involving every part or member): broad, generic; see also Thesaurus:generic
- (prevalent or widespread): typical; see also Thesaurus:common
Antonyms
- (involving every part or member): particular, specific; see also Thesaurus:specific
- (prevalent or widespread): abnormal, uncommon
Derived terms
Related terms
- universal
- common
Translations
Noun
general (countable and uncountable, plural generals)
- (now rare) A general fact or proposition; a generality. [from 16th c.]
- (military) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]
- A great strategist or tactician. [from 16th c.]
- (Christianity) The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits. [from 16th c.]
- (nautical) A commander of naval forces; an admiral. [16th-18th c.]
- (colloquial, now historical) A general servant; a maid with no specific duties. [from 19th c.]
- (countable) A general anesthetic.
- (uncountable) General anesthesia.
- (uncountable, insurance) The general insurance industry.
Usage notes
When used as a title, it is always capitalized.
- Example: General John Doe.
The rank corresponds to pay grade O-10. Abbreviations: GEN.
Coordinate terms
- (insurance industry): health, life, pensions
Translations
See also
- hetman
Verb
general (third-person singular simple present generals, present participle generalling or generaling, simple past and past participle generalled or generaled)
- To lead (soldiers) as a general.
Adverb
general (not comparable)
- (obsolete) In a general or collective manner or sense; in most cases; upon the whole.
Anagrams
- enlarge, gleaner, reangle
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /??.n???al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /d??e.ne??al/
Adjective
general (masculine and feminine plural generals)
- general
Noun
general m (plural generals, feminine generala)
- (military) general
Derived terms
Further reading
- “general” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “general” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “general” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “general” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Noun
general c (singular definite generalen, plural indefinite generaler)
- general
Inflection
Ladin
Adjective
general m (feminine singular generala, masculine plural generai, feminine plural generales)
- general
Middle English
Alternative forms
- generall, generale
Etymology
From a mixture of Anglo-Norman general, Middle French general, and Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??n??ra?l/, /?d??n?ral/
Adjective
general
- universal, complete
- comprehensive, wide-ranging
- general, widely useable or applicable
- common, widely present
Descendants
- English: general
- Scots: general
References
- “?ener?l, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.
Noun
general (plural generals)
- genus, class, group
References
- “?ener?l, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
general m (definite singular generalen, indefinite plural generaler, definite plural generalene)
- (military) a general
Derived terms
- generalguvernør
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
general m (definite singular generalen, indefinite plural generalar, definite plural generalane)
- (military) a general
Derived terms
- generalguvernør
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gener?lis.
Noun
general m (oblique plural generaus or generax or generals, nominative singular generaus or generax or generals, nominative plural general)
- (military) general
Adjective
general m (oblique and nominative feminine singular generale)
- general (not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category)
Declension
Descendants
- ? English: general
- French: général
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gener?lis. See also geral, from the same source.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?e.ne??a??/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /??.n???a?/
- Hyphenation: ge?ne?ral
Noun
general m (plural generais, feminine generala, feminine plural generalas)
- (military) general
Descendants
- ? Tetum: jenerál
Further reading
- “general” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French général, from Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??e.ne?ral/
Noun
general m (plural generali)
- general
Declension
Adjective
general m or n (feminine singular general?, masculine plural generali, feminine and neuter plural generale)
- general
Declension
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German General, from Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?en?ra?l/
- Hyphenation: ge?ne?ral
Noun
genèr?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- (military) general
Declension
Slovene
Etymology
From German General, from Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n?rá?l/
Noun
gener?l m anim (female equivalent gener?lica or gener?lka)
- (military) general
Inflection
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xene??al/, [xe.ne??al]
Adjective
general (plural generales)
- general
Derived terms
Noun
general m (plural generales, feminine generala, feminine plural generalas)
- (military) general
Descendants
- ? Cebuano: heneral
- ? Tagalog: heneral
Further reading
- “general” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Etymology
From German General, from Old French general, from Latin gener?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?n(?)?r??l/
Noun
general c
- a general; a military title
- an Air Chief Marshal
Declension
Descendants
- ? Finnish: kenraali
References
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