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Definition nonstandard in American English

nonstandard adjective

adjective
/nɑnˈstændərd/
1

not the usual type

Example

a nonstandard contract

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2

nonstandard forms of language are different from those that are usually considered to be correct

Example

nonstandard grammar

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Definition nonstandard in American English