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A form of a language that is institutionally promoted, regarded as the most correct or neutral variety, and is used by a population for public and formal purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: standard, standard dialect, standard variety
Antonyms: nonstandard variety
A language that has a standard form as one of its varieties; a language that has undergone standardization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: standardized language
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
standaardtaal
— standard variety
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Arabic:
معيرة لغة
(muʕīra luḡa)
— standard variety
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Azerbaijani:
standart dil
— standard variety
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Azerbaijani:
ədəbi dil
— standard variety
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Basque:
hizkuntza estandar
— standard variety
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Belarusian:
стандартная мова
(standartnaja móva)
— standard variety
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Belarusian:
літаратурная мова
(litaraturnaja móva)
— standard variety
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Belarusian:
нарматыўная мова
(narmatywnaja móva)
— standard variety
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Belarusian:
культурная мова
(kulʹturnaja móva)
— standard variety
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Bengali:
প্রমিত ভাষা
(prômitô bhaśa)
— standard variety
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Bulgarian:
стандартен език
(standarten ezik)
— standard variety
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Bulgarian:
литературен език
(literaturen ezik)
— standard variety
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Bulgarian:
книжовен език
(knižoven ezik)
— standard variety
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Chinese Mandarin:
標準語 /标准语
(biāozhǔnyǔ)
— standard variety
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Czech:
standardní jazyk
— standard variety
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Czech:
spisovný jazyk
— standard variety
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Dutch:
standaardtaal
— standard variety
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Finnish:
yleiskieli
— standard variety
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Finnish:
kirjakieli
— standard variety
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Finnish:
standardikieli
— standard variety
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French:
langue standard
— standard variety
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German:
Standardsprache
— standard variety
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German:
Ausbausprache
— standard variety
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German:
Schriftsprache
— standard variety
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German:
Einheitssprache
— standard variety
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German:
Hochsprache
— standard variety
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German:
Gemeinsprache
— standard variety
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German:
Literatursprache
— standard variety
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Hungarian:
sztenderd nyelvváltozat
— standard variety
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Hungarian:
sztenderd nyelv
— standard variety
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Hungarian:
művelt köznyelv
— standard variety
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Hungarian:
sztenderd
— standard variety
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Hungarian:
irodalmi nyelv
— standard variety
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Indonesian:
bahasa baku
— standard variety
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Indonesian:
bahasa standar
— standard variety
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Italian:
lingua standard
— standard variety
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Japanese:
標準語
(hyōjungo)
— standard variety
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Kalmyk:
бәрмҗ келн
(bärmj keln)
— standard variety
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Kazakh:
әдеби тіл
(ädebi tıl)
— standard variety
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Korean:
표준어
(pyojuneo)
— standard variety
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Latvian:
standarta valoda
— standard variety
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Latvian:
literārā valoda
— standard variety
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Lithuanian:
bendrinė kalba
— standard variety
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Lithuanian:
standartinė kalba
— standard variety
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Lithuanian:
bendroji kalba
— standard variety
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Lithuanian:
literatūrinė kalba
— standard variety
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Macedonian:
стандарден јазик
(standarden jazik)
— standard variety
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Macedonian:
литературен јазик
(literaturen jazik)
— standard variety
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Malay:
bahasa baku
— standard variety
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Malay:
bahasa piawai
— standard variety
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Malay:
bahasa standard
— standard variety
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Polish:
język ogólny
— standard variety
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Polish:
język standardowy
— standard variety
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Polish:
język literacki
— standard variety
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Polish:
dialekt kulturalny
— standard variety
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Polish:
narzecze ogólne
— standard variety
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Portuguese:
língua padrão
— standard variety
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Portuguese:
língua-padrão
— standard variety
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Romanian:
limbă standard
— standard variety
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Russian:
станда́ртный язы́к
(standártnyj jazýk)
— standard variety
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Russian:
литерату́рный язы́к
(literatúrnyj jazýk)
— standard variety
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Russian:
нормати́вный язы́к
(normatívnyj jazýk)
— standard variety
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Russian:
культу́рный язы́к
(kulʹtúrnyj jazýk)
— standard variety
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Serbo-Croatian:
стандардни језик
— standard variety
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Serbo-Croatian:
књижевни језик
— standard variety
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Serbo-Croatian:
стандардни идиом
— standard variety
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Serbo-Croatian:
standardni jezik
— standard variety
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Serbo-Croatian:
književni jezik
— standard variety
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Serbo-Croatian:
standardni idiom
— standard variety
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Slovak:
štandardný jazyk
— standard variety
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Slovak:
spisovný jazyk
— standard variety
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Slovene:
standardni jezik
— standard variety
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Slovene:
knjižni jezik
— standard variety
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Spanish:
lengua estándar
— standard variety
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Swedish:
standardspråk
— standard variety
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Swedish:
riksspråk
— standard variety
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Swedish:
högspråk
— standard variety
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Turkish:
standart dil
— standard variety
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Turkish:
ölçünlü dil
— standard variety
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Ukrainian:
літературна мова
(literaturna mova)
— standard variety
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Ukrainian:
стандартна мова
(standartna mova)
— standard variety
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Ukrainian:
нормативна мова
(normatyvna mova)
— standard variety
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Ukrainian:
культурна мова
(kulʹturna mova)
— standard variety
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Urdu:
مِعیاری زَبان
(mi'yārī zabān)
— standard variety
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Vietnamese:
tiếng chuẩn
— standard variety
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Afrikaans:
standaardtaal
— standardized language
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Afrikaans:
gestandaardiseerde taal
— standardized language
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Bengali:
প্রমিত ভাষা
(prômitô bhaśa)
— standardized language
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Polish:
język standardowy
— standardized language
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Polish:
język literacki
— standardized language
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Russian:
станда́ртный язы́к
(standártnyj jazýk)
— standardized language
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Spanish:
lengua estándar
— standardized language