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nonstandardness

nonstandardness noun: the state or condition of being nonstandard.

Noun

nonstandardness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being nonstandard.
    • North Americans, in commenting on different dialects of American English, are much more likely to make comments about nonstandardness […]1998, Walt Wolfram, Natalie Schilling-Estes, American English: dialects and variation

Origin of nonstandardness

From nonstandard + -ness.

Questions about nonstandardness

What does nonstandardness mean?
Nonstandardness means the state or condition of being nonstandard.
What part of speech is nonstandardness?
Nonstandardness is a noun.

Words near nonstandardness in the dictionary

  1. nonstandardised
  2. nonstandardization
  3. nonstandardizations
  4. nonstandardized
  5. nonstandardly
  6. nonstandardness
  7. nonstandards
  8. nonstandart
  9. nonstandarts
  10. nonstanding
  11. nonstanzaic

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