Historical Examples. 1  It is a delight to hear one's mother tongue spoken with such careless precision, with just the suspicion of a brogue to it. 2  Also there was a faint and fascinating suggestion of brogue in her accent. 3  My heart warms to the little ragamuffins in the street if they have a bit of the brogue.
(stÄnâ²dÉrd) adj. 1. Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value: a standard unit of volume. 2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence: a standard reference work. 3. Acceptable but of less than top quality: a standard grade of beef.
In this context the meaning of the word standard is âauthoritative or recognised exemplar of quality or correctness.â âGold standardâ is the popular term to describe this test; but âgolden standardâ is sometimes used as well.