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Defenition of the word nonstandard

    • Defenition of the word nonstandard

      • not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text"
      • varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board"
      • (linguistics) not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap
      • not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap
      • not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence
      • varying from or not adhering to a standard
      • not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community

    Synonyms for the word nonstandard

      • abnormal
      • atypical
      • falling short
      • irregular
      • substandard
      • unusual

    Similar words in the nonstandard

      • bad
      • deficient
      • inferior
      • nonnormative
      • nonstandard
      • substandard
      • unacceptable
      • unaccepted

    Antonyms for the word nonstandard

      • received
      • standard

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