Nonstandard - Definition

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: received, 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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