norm
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3.7
- noun
- /nɔrm/
:
norma
- The phony accounts were the norm rather than the exception.
- social norms
- cultural norms
- values and norms
We'd have to say, well, that's that's just their norms, what else?
- We'd have to say, well, that's that's just their norms, what else?
- Climate change, cyber rules, norms, threat of pandemic diseases.
- Casual sexuality was the norm for our prehistoric ancestors.
- You know, a lot of the norms have just were on hold.
- We still don't because of social norms, because what would our neighbors say?
- I don't have to live by someone else's norms or standards for validation.
- So that's how I change the generational like norms that I've been chained to.
- So it's providing you could say, motivations, norms, orientations.
- There may not be the norm, but it's certainly possible.
- This is your new norm that became my new life.
- It's not Have a little bit of what the social norms say should tickle your fancy.
- It's definitely not the norm to be in the NBANBA.
- What kind of rules and the norm are we going to abide by?
- We focus more on the mainstream quote UN quote norms they can't achieve.
- The norm for American newspapers, the norm is leftism.
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And they're becoming the norm and eventually might be what's expected.
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This is the first time in human history that marketers have dictated our cultural norms and values.
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But having it as the norm is bad.
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This is your new norm that became my new life.
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The team must meet more regularly than what would be the norm in a typical setting.
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Going with the flow, getting into debt, doing what the norm is, that's easy.
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When we transgress, social norms help keep us in line.
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The women in this study reflect national norms regarding minimal participation in physical activity.
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State sovereignty and the rule of law are not just norms enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
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During the meeting, the manager emphasized that teamwork is the norm for our company culture.
Synonyms
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2.7
Generally used and accepted as correct
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1.3
A usual way of behaving in a society, often passed down from the past
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3.9
A usual way of behaving that most people in a group follow
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Etymology
The word norm comes from the old Latin word norma, which meant a 'carpenter's square' and a 'rule'. Think of that square showing a straight line, so a social norm is a rule people follow about how to behave.