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Definitions

frame of reference

NOUN
standards for judging or deciding
Synonyms
WEAK
context coordinate system framework reference frame reference system standpoint universe of discourse

Example Sentences

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Its frame of reference runs deeper, and it looks for inspiration in such modernist masterpieces as I.M.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

But something even more momentous was about to shift the playwright’s frame of reference.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

But in doing the research, I kept seeing cases like Wells’ critique, and that changed my entire frame of reference.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024

Hearing those comments "put me right back" in the recording studio, said Law, explaining that Britten's use of tonal ambiguity "didn't fit the normal frame of reference for a school choir".

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

He had no frame of reference for it, no way for his brain to process just how horrible it was.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.