Touchstone - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtʌtʃstəʊn|
Brit.
|ˈtʌtʃstəʊn|
noun
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated (syn: criterion, measure, standard)
Extra examples
Good service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurant.
...his book has long been a touchstone for travel writing that aspires to be literature...
Pupil behaviour was seen as 'the touchstone of quality' of the school system.
Word forms
noun
singular: touchstone
plural: touchstones
singular: touchstone
plural: touchstones
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