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nonstandard

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Editorial note

There are all sorts of nonstandard things that happen after acquisitions.

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Quick take

Something that is not standard.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nonstandard gathered in one view.

noun

Something that is not standard.

adjective

Not standard.

adjective

(linguistics) Not conforming to the standard variety, or to the language as used by the majority of its speakers.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nonstandard.

Example sentences

1

There are all sorts of nonstandard things that happen after acquisitions.

2

If you use nonstandard constructions, fewer people will understand you.

3

If you want to move the wiki, you can also 'git clone' that, although I believe github uses a slightly nonstandard markdown language.

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It was locked down by the expectation that new systems would run old software, and the old software made all kinds of nonstandard system calls, e.g., jumping into the middle of system routines to save one or two cycles.

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There has been a lot of great movement towards interesting/nonstandard female leads in recent television (Interestingly, I'd say that Mad Men comes to mind as a very strong example of this, despite its period setting.) and I think that trend is moving into movies as well, so hopefully this state of affairs won't last forever.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use nonstandard in a sentence?

There are all sorts of nonstandard things that happen after acquisitions.

What does nonstandard mean?

Something that is not standard.

What part of speech is nonstandard?

nonstandard is commonly used as noun, adjective.