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The phrase "a standard reference" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a commonly accepted source of information or a benchmark for comparison in a particular field or context.
Example: "The textbook serves as a standard reference for students studying biology."
Alternatives: "a common source" or "a typical reference".
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It quickly became a standard reference.
It is a standard reference book.
His "Ayd's Lexicon of Psychiatry, Neurology and the Neurosciences" is a standard reference.
Mr. Cook was a prominent lawyer whose book "Cook on Corporations" was a standard reference work.
He also edited three volumes of "The Proteins," a standard reference source published by Academic Press.
His book Equilibrium Unemployment Theory is a standard reference in the economics of unemployment.
Jane's is to the military as Grove's is to music: a standard reference work.
In addition to articles, he published a standard reference work, "The Last Chance: Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control".
These calculations can be done automatically with MACSYMA, which has become a standard reference in many theoretical-physics papers.
Some of his research was later included in the textbook "Cardiac Surgery," which became a standard reference.
His textbook Child Psychiatry (1935) remained a standard reference work for 50 years.
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