Definitions of nonstandard
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varying from or not adhering to a standard“nonstandard windows”“envelopes of nonstandard sizes”“nonstandard lengths of board”
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deficient, inferior, substandard
falling short of some prescribed norm
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nonnormative
not based on a norm
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standard
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
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normal
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
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modular
constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use
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regular
conforming to a standard or pattern
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regulation
prescribed by or according to regulation
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standardised, standardized
brought into conformity with a standard
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stock
routine
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deficient, inferior, substandard
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not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence“a nonstandard text”
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standard
established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
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mainstream, orthodox
adhering to what is commonly accepted
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authoritative, classic, classical, definitive
of recognized authority or excellence
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basic, canonic, canonical
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
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casebook, textbook
according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
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criterial, criterional
serving as a basis for evaluation
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standard
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not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community“"the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap”
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bad
nonstandard
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unacceptable, unaccepted
not conforming to standard usage
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received, standard
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
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acceptable
judged to be in conformity with approved usage
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classical
(language) having the form used by ancient standard authors
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bad
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