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below par

phraseC1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

Below par means not as good as the usual standard. Feeling below par.

Of health it means slightly unwell rather than ill. The par is from golf, where it is the score a good player should take.

Definitions of below par

  1. 1phrasebelow parNot as good as the usual standard.C1

    “He had been below par for a fortnight and could not say why.”

below par is a phrase.

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