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ANOMALOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Deviating from the general or common order or type

Example:

advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

abnormal; unnatural (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm)

Derivation:

anomalousness (deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule)

anomaly (a person who is unusual)

anomaly (deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule)

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