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nonstandard Definition
(a)
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
(a)
varying
from
or
not
adhering
to
a
standard
; "
nonstandard
windows
"; "
envelopes
of
nonstandard
sizes
"; "
nonstandard
lengths
of
board
"
(a)
not
standard
;
not
accepted
as
a
model
of
excellence
; "
a
nonstandard
text
"
nonstandard Synonyms
nonstandard
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