🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

기준

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gijun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Standards/ˈstændərdz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"품질 기준은 매우 중요합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A level of quality or attainment.

    "The company has set high standards for its products to ensure customer satisfaction."
  2. 2

    A principle or criterion by which something is judged or decided.

    "The standards of the competition were exceptionally high this year."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'standards' originates from the Old French 'estandard', which means 'a flag or banner'. It evolved in the Middle Ages to refer to a level of quality or attainment, reflecting the notion of a benchmark or measure against which things are compared.

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