Exonorm

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A standard language forged by non-native speakers.

    "And for Fijian - to maintain the Old High Fijian exonorm, which has been the variety most frequently seen in print and uttered by officialdom, or to build on the indigenous Standard Fijian."

Example

More examples

"And for Fijian - to maintain the Old High Fijian exonorm, which has been the variety most frequently seen in print and uttered by officialdom, or to build on the indigenous Standard Fijian."

Etymology

From exo- + norm.

Related phrases

non native

More for "exonorm"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.