standard reference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstandardandreference
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standard
adjective
uk/ˈstæn.dəd/us/ˈstæn.dɚd/
usual rather than special, especially when thought of as being correct ...
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reference
noun
uk/ˈref.ər.əns/us/ˈref.ɚ.əns/
a mention ...
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(Definition ofstandardandreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofstandard reference
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This will be astandardreferencewith a secure place on this reviewer's shelf of critical, often-used research classics.
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This will certainly be astandardreferencework in its field.
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There is no doubt that this collection is on its way to becoming astandardreferencefor the study of clausal architecture.
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Rightfully regarded as thestandardreferencework on the subject, it nevertheless had a leaning towards economic, technical, and legal aspects.
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Once again, thestandardreferenceto legislative supremacy is not helpful.
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It is bound to remain astandardreferenceon the subject for years to come.
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The editors feel thatstandardreferenceworks do not satisfactorily cover many of the topics that are raised again and again by young researchers.
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While there will be relatively few scientists or students who will read the book cover to cover, it should become astandardreferencevolume.
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There should perhaps bestandardreferencemanuals agreeing upon the extent of this correspondence-a sort of secular concordance.
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This study will undoubtedly be of great interest to a wide readership and should remain astandardreferencework for some time to come.
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His three bibliographical volumes on vocabulary research have become thestandardreferenceworks in the field.
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Antennal responses were calibrated against astandardreferencechemical applied after every two test stimulus applications.
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Ratios of count rates for the unknowns relative to thestandardreferencematerials were used to calculate the concentrations of elements in the unknowns.
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Due to its comprehensive collection of material about constraint programming, it is likely that this book will be astandardreferencefor this field.
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What if the student were to look up astandardreference?
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It will be astandardreferencework for many years.
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It will be thestandardreferenceon the subject, and a universal stratigraphical sourcebook and lexicon.
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Reviewing the description of this word instandardreferencegrammars available at the time, he found three main ways of considering it.
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The book will probably become thestandardreferencefor suffix tree algorithms in sequence analysis, since the material has not otherwise been so conveniently brought together.
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