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The Meaning of nonstandard
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(adjective) not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text"
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(adjective) varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board"
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(adjective) 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
Synonyms
bad
,
unacceptable
,
unaccepted
Antonyms
casebook
,
canonical
,
criterial
,
modular
,
standardised
,
authoritative
,
acceptable
,
stock
,
definitive
,
regular
,
received
,
classical
,
textbook
,
regulation
,
classic
,
standard
,
criterional
,
basic
,
standardized
,
canonic
Rhymes
gerrymandered
,
glandered
,
meandered
,
pandered
,
slandered
,
standard
,
substandard