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English noun: benchmark

1. benchmark (communication) a standard by which something can be measured or judged


SamplesHis painting sets the benchmark of quality.


Broader (hypernym)criterion, measure, standard, touchstone

2. benchmark (communication) a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point


Synonymsbench mark


Broader (hypernym)point of reference, reference, reference point









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