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a·nom·a·lous

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–adjective

1.	deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe.

2.	not fitting into a common or familiar type, classification, or pattern; unusual: He held an anomalous position in the art world.

3.	incongruous or inconsistent.

4.	Grammar. irregular.

[Origin: 1640–50; (< ML, LL anōmalus) < Gk anmalos irregular, equiv. to an- an-¹ + homalós even, with ō by analogy with other Gk privatives (cf. anopheles); see homo-, -ous

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—Related forms

a·nom·a·lous·ly, adverb

a·nom·a·lous·ness, noun

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a·nom·a·lous Audio Help (ə-nŏm'ə-ləs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
Equivocal, as in classification or nature.

[From Late Latin anōmalos, from Greek, uneven : probably from an-, not; see a-¹ + homalos, even (from homos, same; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

a·nom'a·lous·ly adv., a·nom'a·lous·ness n.

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anomalous
adjective
deviating from the general or common order or type; "advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe"

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Anomalous

Ab*nor"mal\, a. [For earlier anormal.F. anormal, LL. anormalus for anomalus, Gr. ?. Confused with L. abnormis. See Anomalous, Abnormous, Anormal.] Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. "That deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. " --Froude.

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