NONSTANDARD
\nˌɒnstˈandəd], \nˌɒnstˈandəd], \n_ˌɒ_n_s_t_ˈa_n_d_ə_d]\
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(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
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