Definitions for nonstandard



Overview of adj nonstandard

The adj nonstandard has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. nonstandard

(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)

2. nonstandard

(varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board")

3. nonstandard

(not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text")

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