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BENCH MARK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
Synonyms:
bench mark; benchmark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bench mark" is a kind of...):
point of reference; reference; reference point (an indicator that orients you generally)