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ALL meanings of nonstandard

non·stand·ard
N n
  • adjective nonstandard not standard. 1
  • adjective nonstandard 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 nonstandard 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 nonstandard not conventional or normal 1
  • noun nonstandard Not average, normal, or usual. 1
  • adjective nonstandard denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, that is not regarded as correct and acceptable by educated native speakers of a language; not standard 0
  • adjective nonstandard deviating from a given standard 0
  • adjective nonstandard not standard; specif., designating or of usages, locutions, grammatical constructions, pronunciations, etc., that do not fall into the category of standard speech 0
  • adjective nonstandard Nonstandard things are different from the usual version or type of that thing. 0
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