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single standard

[sing-guhl stan-derd]

noun

  1. a single set of principles or rules applying to everyone, as a single moral code applying to both men and women, especially in sexual behavior.

  2. monometallism.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of single standard1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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