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English to English adjective
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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
source: wordnet30
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varying from or not adhering to a standard |
• nonstandard windows
• envelopes of nonstandard sizes
• nonstandard lengths of board
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence |
• a nonstandard text
source: wordnet30
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