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nonstandard
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective nonstandard has 3 senses
- nonstandard(a = adj.all) Array - 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" Antonym: standard
- nonstandard(a = adj.all) Array - varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board" Antonym: standard
- nonstandard(a = adj.all) Array - not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text" Antonym: standard
CIDE DICTIONARY
nonstandard, adj.
- varying from or not adhering to a standard; as, nonstandard windows; envelopes of nonstandard sizes; non-standard lengths of board cost more per foot. Opposite of
standard . [WordNet 1.5] - Not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; as, a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups. Opposite of
standard . [WordNet 1.5]
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