non standard

non- stand·ard

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te stan-derd]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈstæn dərd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te stan-derd]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈstæn dərd/

Definitions of non standard words

abbreviation NON STANDARD not standard. 1
adjective non standard not conforming in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc., to the usage characteristic of and considered acceptable by most educated native speakers; lacking in social prestige or regionally or socially limited in use: a nonstandard dialect; nonstandard English. Compare standard (def 27). 1
adjective non standard Mathematics. of or relating to a generalized system of numbers that includes the real numbers but also includes infinite and infinitesimal numbers: nonstandard analysis. 1

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Origin of non standard

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; non- + standard

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Parts of speech for Non standard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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non standard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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