Phrase guide

standard variety

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of standard language

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: standard language

Antonyms: nonstandard variety

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: standaardvariëteit — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Czech: spisovná varieta — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Czech: standardní varieta — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • German: Standardvarietät — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Indonesian: varietas baku — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Indonesian: ragam baku — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Polish: odmiana ogólna języka — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Polish: odmiana standardowa języka — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Polish: narzecze ogólne — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Polish: odmiana literacka języka — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Russian: литературная форма языка (literaturnaja forma jazyka) — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Russian: стандартная форма языка (standartnaja forma jazyka) — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Serbo-Croatian: стандардни варијетет — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Serbo-Croatian: стандардни идиом — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Serbo-Croatian: standardni varijetet — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Serbo-Croatian: standardni idiom — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Slovak: spisovná varieta — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Slovak: štandardná varieta — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Ukrainian: літературна форма мови (literaturna forma movy) — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Ukrainian: стандартна форма мови (standartna forma movy) — variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language