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Non-standard   Listen
adjective
non-standard, nonstandard  adj.  
1.
Varying from or not adhering to a standard; as, nonstandard windows; envelopes of nonstandard sizes; non-standard lengths of board cost more per foot. Opposite of standard. (Narrower terms: deficient, inferior, substandard)
Synonyms: nonstandard.
2.
(Linguistics) Not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; as, a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups. Opposite of standard.





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"Non-standard" Quotes from Famous Books



... original page breaks. In a few places I have substituted the character forms available in the Big 5 character set for rare or (what are now considered) nonstandard forms used by Legge. Characters not included in the Big 5 character set in any form are ...
— The Chinese Classics—Volume 1: Confucian Analects • James Legge


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