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- noun Plural form of
nonstandard .
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Examples
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Sullivan had promised "standards, nonstandards, and originals" for this gig, and she delivered.
Robert Rodi: Four Horns, One Siren: Black Bear Combo and the Rebecca Sullivan Quintet Robert Rodi 2010
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The nonstandards included a knockout jazz reading of the folk ballad "She Moved Through the Fair" with Allemana's guitar as sole accompaniment and a cover of the alt-rock tune "Human Racing" by St. Vincent.
Robert Rodi: Four Horns, One Siren: Black Bear Combo and the Rebecca Sullivan Quintet Robert Rodi 2010
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Sullivan had promised "standards, nonstandards, and originals" for this gig, and she delivered.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Robert Rodi 2010
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The nonstandards included a knockout jazz reading of the folk ballad She Moved
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Robert Rodi 2010
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The 8-year-old IE 6 typically has been derided as a nonstandards-compliant browser among Web developers and other browser makers.
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In addition, if they're planning on upgrading their hardware after a decade, they won't want to get stuck with nonstandards-based hardware that can become quickly outdated or will need to be entirely replaced.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2009
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And so it goes, through such yuletide nonstandards as "Down with Xmas", "Just Say No to Xmas", "I'm Not Your Santa Claus" and 6 more tunes designed with the person who is really tired of the holidays in mind.
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