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standard of living

a level of subsistence, as of a nation, social class, or person, with reference to the adequacy of necessities and comforts in daily life

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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