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ATYPIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not representative of a group, class, or type

Example:

atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children

Synonyms:

atypic; atypical; untypical

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Adjectives

Similar:

unrepresentative (not exemplifying a class)

Also:

uncharacteristic (distinctive and not typical)

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

Attribute:

typicality (the state of being that is typical)

Derivation:

atypicality (any state that is not typical)

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