Meaning Of The Word Touchstone

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What's The Definition Of Touchstone?

touchstone
countable noun: If you use one thing as a touchstone of another, you use it as a test or standard by which you judge the second thing.

touchstone in American English
a type of black stone formerly used to test the purity of gold or silver by the streak left on it when it was rubbed with the metal
noun: a test or criterion for the qualities of a thing

touchstone in British English
noun: a criterion or standard by which judgment is made

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