Added 8 October 2026
norm
/nɔːm/ noun
In Latin: norma Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about norm at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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That which is normal or typical.
Unemployment is the norm in this part of the country.
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A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community.
Not eating your children is just one of those societal norms.
- A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission, or prohibition.
verb
Origin
From Latin norma (“a carpenter's square, a rule, a pattern, a precept”). Doublet of norma.
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