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the size, quantity, degree, mass etc found by a standard or unit; an instrument or device used to find size, quantity etc

portion, scope

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Cases of word usage

1) a measure of land, about 4000 square meters (acre)

2) the basic substance used to make, develop, build, measure etc something (basis)

3) a measure for liquids equal to 8 pints (4.5 litres) (gallon)

4) Intelligence Quotient (a measure for comparing intelligence) (IQ)

5) to measure (an amount); to express the amount of (a word) (e.g. by using 'many', 'some', 'no', 'all' etc) (quantify)

6) of the usual or accepted kind; something used as a test or measure of something (standard)

7) a set of questions, tasks etc used to measure a person's knowledge or ability; an examination or trial (of something) to find its quality, value, composition etc (test)

8) to measure (by means of a scale, balance etc) how heavy something is; to compare the importance, value etc of (one thing and another) (weigh)

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