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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