Holonym: English
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Standard english
Synonyms for "standard english" (20 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (4)
Adjective(4 words)
academic englishbenchmark englishclassroom normcorrect english
Strong matches (6)
Adjective(4 words)
education standardenglish varietyformal englishgrading standard
Noun(2 words)
educational standard language formenglish official
Related words (10)
Noun(2 words)
more englishschool standard language
Adjective(8 words)
norm englishnormative englishproper englishreference englishregional standard englishuniform languagewriting standardwritten english
Related word relations
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More general
5 entriesEnglish languageeducational standardenglish varietylanguage standardlanguage variety
More specific
15 entriesAmerican Standard EnglishAustralian Standard EnglishBritish Standard EnglishCanadian Standard Englishacademic Englishacademic standardbusiness Englishformal Englishformal standard Englishlegal Englishmedical Englishregional standard Englishspoken standardtechnical Englishwriting standard
Collocations
8 entriesAmerican Standard EnglishBritish Standard EnglishStandard English grammarStandard English pronunciationStandard English spellingStandard English usagestandard English vocabularystandard English writing
Inflections
3 entriesStandard Englishesmore standard Englishmost standard English
Derivations
6 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Meronyms: King's English, Queen's English
Source: wiktionary
How to define the criteria of Standard English is a complex topic, but people who want their speech and writing to persuade, impress, and avoid censure will do well to take the advice of well-established style guides and dictionaries.
Source: wiktionary