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Found 2 hits - Term: nonstandard, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
see also:
standard deficient, inferior, substandard 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
standard 

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