US /ˈpɑr/ UK /ˈpɑː/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an accepted average or standard level; the standard score in golf

    Her performance was simply up to par, nothing exceptional.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an accepted average or... averagenormstandardmeanequalityparity
Word family
Related forms paritycomparepeer

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin par 'equal, equality', noun use of the adjective meaning 'equal'.

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