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nonstandard

non·stan·dard [ non stándərd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not of accepted standard: not conforming to an accepted standard

2. not used in standard language: not conforming to a standard accepted as grammatically correct by educated native speakers, or not used by educated native speakers

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