"standard issue" meaning in All languages combined

See standard issue on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} standard issue (not comparable)
  1. (of a piece of equipment) Regularly and conventionally distributed by an organization (for instance, to its personnel); for regular usage; not specialized. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-standard_issue-en-adj-XiuZaS0S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
  2. (by extension, derogatory) Not special or remarkable; conventional. Tags: broadly, derogatory, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-standard_issue-en-adj-fJch~rgH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: standard-issue Related terms: service pistol

Alternative forms

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