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  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nonstandard 
  adj  1:  (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  [ant:  {standard}] 
  2:  varying  from  or  not  adhering  to  a  standard;  "nonstandard 
  windows";  "envelopes  of  nonstandard  sizes";  "nonstandard 
  lengths  of  board"  [ant:  {standard}] 
  3:  not  standard;  not  accepted  as  a  model  of  excellence;  "a 
  nonstandard  text"  [ant:  {standard}] 




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