par C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈpɑr/ UK /ˈpɑː/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like pol /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 1 noun an accepted average or standard level; the standard score in golf Her performance was simply up to par, nothing exceptional. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an accepted average or... averagenormstandardmeanequalityparity Word family Related forms paritycomparepeer Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin par 'equal, equality', noun use of the adjective meaning 'equal'. par Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # par **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɑr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɑː/ ## Meanings 1. an accepted average or standard level; the standard score in golf ## Examples - Her performance was simply up to par, nothing exceptional. ## Synonyms - average - norm - standard - mean - equality - parity ## Related Forms - parity - compare - peer ## Roots and Affixes - Root: par ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin par 'equal, equality', noun use of the adjective meaning 'equal'. ## AI Etymology Par is borrowed from Latin par 'equal, equality', noun use of the adjective meaning 'equal'. Important recorded forms include par (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers an accepted average or standard level; the standard score in golf. The wider family includes related words such as parity, compare, and peer. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown