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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";
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| 2. nonstandard | |
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Varying from or not adhering to a standard
"nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board";
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| 3. nonstandard | |
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Not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence
"a nonstandard text";
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