Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

standard variety

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: stan-dard- -va-ri-ety
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of standard language

Example Sentences

"Finally, many children speak a nonstandard variety of their native language even though they understand the standard variety, which is the language of wider communication."

Inflected Forms

standard varieties (plural)

Synonyms

standard language

Antonyms

nonstandard variety

Questions

What does standard variety mean?: Synonym of standard language

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