1 (often the norm) [sing.] a situation or a pattern of behaviour that is usual or expected:
a deviation / departure from the norm * Single parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays.
2 (norms) [pl.] standards of behaviour that are typical of or accepted within a particular group or society:
social / cultural norms * She considered people to be products of the values and norms of the society they lived in.
3 [C] a required or agreed standard, amount, etc:
detailed education norms for children of particular ages * The government claims that background radioactivity is well below international norms.
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