nonstandard
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Learner's definition of NONSTANDARD
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:
not accepted or used by most of the educated speakers and writers of a language
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nonstandard dialects
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a nonstandard word
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:
not the usual size or kind
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opposite standard;
compare substandard
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He works nonstandard hours so that he can pick his kids up from school.
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a nonstandard-sized bottle/card
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nonstandard fuels
