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non-standard speech

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community

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hypernyms (7)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. language
  2. oral communication
  3. speech
  4. speech communication
  5. spoken communication
  6. spoken language
  7. voice communication

hyponyms (18)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. accent
  2. argot
  3. baby talk
  4. babytalk
  5. cant
  6. dialect
  7. idiom
  8. jargon
  9. lingo
  10. localism
  11. motherese
  12. patois
  13. regionalism
  14. slang
  15. slang expression
  16. slang term
  17. telegraphese
  18. vernacular

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