| adj. | 1. | varying from or not adhering to a standard; |
| 2. | (Linguistics) Not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; |
| Adj. | 1. | nonstandard - 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" Antonyms: standard - conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure" | |
| 3. | nonstandard - not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text" Antonyms: standard - established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work" |
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