Definition: nonstandard

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

nonstandard
     adj 1: (linguistics) 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 [ant: standard]
     2: varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard
        windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard
        lengths of board" [ant: standard]
     3: not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a
        nonstandard text" [ant: standard]