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Definition of touchstone

a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"

Similar Words: standard, criterion, measure

Hyponyms: benchmark, grade point average, GPA, yardstick, medium of exchange, monetary system, scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series, gauge, standard of measurement, baseline, norm

Derivational Morphology: standardize, standardise

Anagrams: escutcheon

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