norm

Definition

That which is normal or typical.

Etymology

From Latin norma (“a carpenter's square, a rule, a pattern, a precept”). Doublet of norma.

Example Sentences

• "Unemployment is the norm in this part of the country."
• "[…] the world needs a constitutional moment that will generate new institutions and actuate a new norm."
• ""This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm.""

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