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English adjective: nonstandard | |||
| 1. | nonstandard not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community | ||
| Samples | A nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups. The common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech. | ||
| Similar | bad, unacceptable, unaccepted | ||
| Domain category | linguistics | ||
| Antonyms | received, standard | ||
| 2. | nonstandard varying from or not adhering to a standard | ||
| Samples | Nonstandard windows. Envelopes of nonstandard sizes. Nonstandard lengths of board. | ||
| Similar | deficient, inferior, nonnormative, substandard | ||
| Attribute | amount, measure, quantity | ||
| Antonyms | standard | ||
| 3. | nonstandard not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence | ||
| Samples | A nonstandard text. | ||
| Antonyms | standard | ||
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