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mètre étalon — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • yardstick noun A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.

Senses

mètre étalon is used for these senses in English:

  • yardstick (figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

yardstick — full definition

  1. noun A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
  2. noun A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

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