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nonstandardness

noun

Etymology

From nonstandard + -ness.

  1. inherited from standar
  2. derived from *oʀd✻ — “point, spot, place”
  3. derived from *standahard✻
  4. derived from estandart — “gathering place, battle flag”
  5. inherited from standard
  6. prefixed as nonstandard — “non + standard”
  7. suffixed as nonstandardness — “nonstandard + ness”

Definitions

  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 […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA