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non-standard

non--stand·ard
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Transcription

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

Definitions of non-standard word

  • adjective 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
  • adjective non-standard Non-standard things are different from the usual version or type of that thing. 0

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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

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.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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