standardismn.
/ˈstandədɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈstændərˌdɪzəm/ rare.† 1. The educational system by which pupils are placed in forms or classes that prepare them for a grade of proficiency tested by examination. Cf. standard n. 20b. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.
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1878 T. Sinclair Mount ii. 33 Ultra-centralising educationists, with competition and standardism as whole code of youth's effort.
2. The quality or state of being standard or maintaining standards.
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1895 Eclectic Med. Gleaner Feb. 27 We have long ago..come into a legitimate standardism which extracts respect from the highest ‘regular’ authorities.
2015 ICT Monitor Worldwide (Nexis) 2 Sept. The company continues to keep operations in place to achieve this level of standardism for the following year.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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