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Adjective
non
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standard
ta:non-standard
vi:non-standard
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonstandard \nonstandard\, non-standard \non-standard\adj.
1. 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
. [Narrower terms: {deficient, inferior,
substandard}]
Syn: nonstandard.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Linguistics) 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]
WordNet
nonstandard
adj 1: 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 [ant:
standard
]
2: varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard
windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard
lengths of board" [ant:
standard
]
3: not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a
nonstandard text" [ant:
standard
]
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