HyperDic: nonstandard

English > 3 senses of the word *nonstandard*:
ADJECTIVE	all	nonstandard	not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community
	all	nonstandard	varying from or not adhering to a standard
	all	nonstandard	not standard

nonstandard > pronunciation
Sounds	naanstae'nderd
Rhymes	Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd...

English > *nonstandard*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community.
Examples	"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
Category	linguistics	The scientific study of language
Narrower	bad	nonstandard
Narrower	unacceptable, unaccepted	not conforming to standard usage
Opposite	standard, received	conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

English > *nonstandard*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Varying from or not adhering to a standard.
Examples	"nonstandard windows" "envelopes of nonstandard sizes" "nonstandard lengths of board"
Attribute of	measure, quantity, amount	How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
Narrower	deficient, inferior, substandard	falling ... / falling short of some prescribed norm
Narrower	nonnormative	not based on a norm
Opposite	standard	conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value

English > *nonstandard*: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	not standard; not accepted as a model / model of excellence.
Example	"a nonstandard text"
Opposite	standard	Established or well-known or widely recognized as a model / model of authority or excellence

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