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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
yardstick
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Yardstick
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āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ, āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŋ
a standard used for comparison or evaluation, especially to measure quality or performance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The athlete 's performance became the yardstick for future competitors.
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ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻĢāĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŋ, āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž
a long, slender measuring tool typically made of wood or metal and marked with measurements in yards, feet, and inches
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
yardstick
yard
stick
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