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nonstandard


 
  Overview  of  adj  nonstandard 
 
  The  adj  nonstandard  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  nonstandard  --  ((linguistics)  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) 
  2.  nonstandard  --  (varying  from  or  not  adhering  to  a  standard;  "nonstandard  windows";  "envelopes  of  nonstandard  sizes";  "nonstandard  lengths  of  board") 
  3.  nonstandard  --  (not  standard;  not  accepted  as  a  model  of  excellence;  "a  nonstandard  text") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  nonstandard 
 
  3  senses  of  nonstandard 
 
  Sense  1 
  nonstandard  (vs.  standard) 
 
  standard  (vs.  nonstandard),  received 
  =>  acceptable,  accepted 
  =>  normative,  prescriptive 
 
  Sense  2 
  nonstandard  (vs.  standard) 
 
  standard  (vs.  nonstandard) 
  =>  modular 
  =>  normative 
  =>  regular 
  =>  regulation 
  =>  standardized,  standardised 
  =>  stock 
 
  Sense  3 
  nonstandard  (vs.  standard) 
 
  standard  (vs.  nonstandard) 
  =>  accepted 
  =>  authoritative,  classical,  definitive 
  =>  basic,  canonic,  canonical 
  =>  casebook,  textbook 
  =>  classic 
  =>  criterial,  criterional 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  nonstandard 
 
  3  senses  of  nonstandard 
 
  Sense  1 
  nonstandard  (vs.  standard) 
  =>  bad 
  =>  unacceptable,  unaccepted 
 
  Sense  2 
  nonstandard  (vs.  standard) 
  =>  deficient,  inferior,  substandard 
  =>  nonnormative 
 
  Sense  3 
  nonstandard  (vs.  standard) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  nonstandard 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  nonstandard 
 
  Sense  2 
  nonstandard  (vs.  standard) 
  =>  measure,  quantity,  amount,  quantum 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  nonstandard 
 
  nonstandard  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  nonstandard 
  nonstandard 
 
  Overview  of  adj  nonstandard 
 
  The  adj  nonstandard  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  nonstandard  --  ((linguistics)  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) 
  2.  nonstandard  --  (varying  from  or  not  adhering  to  a  standard;  "nonstandard  windows";  "envelopes  of  nonstandard  sizes";  "nonstandard  lengths  of  board") 
  3.  nonstandard  --  (not  standard;  not  accepted  as  a  model  of  excellence;  "a  nonstandard  text") 



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