nonnormative

1. 1.

   not based on a norm

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Questions about nonnormative

What does nonnormative mean?

nonnormative means "not based on a norm".

How many syllables are in nonnormative?

nonnormative has 4 syllables: non-nor-ma-tive. The stress falls on "nor".

Is nonnormative a common word?

nonnormative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.