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BENCHMARK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("benchmark" is a kind of...):
point of reference; reference; reference point (an indicator that orients you generally)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A standard by which something can be measured or judged
Example:
his painting sets the benchmark of quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("benchmark" is a kind of...):
criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb benchmark
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