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Also, under par . Not up to the average, normal, or desired standard. For example, I am feeling below par today, but I'm sure I'll recover by tomorrow . This term employs par in the sense of “an average amount or quality,” a usage dating from the late 1700s.

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I am still below par in strength, and am too much beset with visitors and kind attentions.

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Harrison was a most conscientious old body if somewhat below par in educational advantages.

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When our money is only worth eighty cents on the dollar, we feel twenty per cent, below par.

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Our exports again exceed our imports, and foreign exchange is at 7-1/4 in gold, or two per cent below par.

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The Monitor is rather early, yields large crops; but as its quality is below par, it brings a low price in market.

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