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Definition par in British English

par noun

[uncountable] noun
/pɑː(r)/
1

the usual or expected standard, especially the standard of someone's work or health

Example

His initial performances have been well below par (=not as good as usual).

Example

Most of the scripts we read are simply not up to par.

Synonyms and related words
standard quality performance
2

in the sport of golf, the number of times that a player is expected to hit a ball to get it into one hole, or into all of the holes

Synonyms and related words
ace backswing birdie
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Definition par in British English