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odd       [od] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, noun
–adjective
1.differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice.
2.singular or peculiar in a strange or eccentric way: an odd person; odd manners.
3.fantastic; bizarre: Her taste in clothing was rather odd.
4.leaving a remainder of 1 when divided by 2, as a number (opposed to even): Numbers like 3, 15, and 181 are odd numbers.
5.more or less, esp. a little more (used in combination with a round number): I owe three hundred-odd dollars.
6.being a small amount in addition to what is counted or specified: I have five gross and a few odd dozens.
7.being part of a pair, set, or series of which the rest is lacking: an odd glove.
8.remaining after all others are paired, grouped, or divided into equal numbers or parts: Everybody gets two hamburgers and I get the odd one.
9.left over after all others are used, consumed, etc.
10.(of a pair) not matching: Do you know you're wearing an odd pair of socks?
11.not forming part of any particular group, set, or class: to pick up odd bits of information.
12.not regular, usual, or full-time; occasional; casual: odd jobs.
13.out-of-the-way; secluded: a tour to the odd parts of the Far East.
14.Mathematics. (of a function) having a sign that changes when the sign of each independent variable is changed at the same time.
–noun
15.something that is odd.
16.Golf.
a.a stroke more than the opponent has played.
b.British. a stroke taken from a player's total score for a hole in order to give him or her odds.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME odde < ON oddi odd (number)]

—Related forms
oddly, adverb
oddness, noun

—Synonyms 1. extraordinary, unusual, rare, uncommon. See strange.
—Antonyms 1. ordinary, usual, common.
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odd       (ŏd)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   odd·er, odd·est
  1. Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar: an odd name; odd behavior. See Synonyms at strange.
  2. Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination: invited 30-odd guests.
    1. Constituting a remainder: had some odd dollars left over.
    2. Small in amount: jingled the odd change in my pockets.
    3. Being one of an incomplete pair or set: an odd shoe.
    4. Remaining after others have been paired or grouped.
    1. Being one of an incomplete pair or set: an odd shoe.
    2. Remaining after others have been paired or grouped.
  5. Mathematics Designating an integer not divisible by two, such as 1, 3, and 5.
  6. Not expected, regular, or planned: called at odd intervals.
  7. Remote; out-of-the-way: found the antique shop in an odd corner of town.

n.  
  1. Something odd.
  2. Sports
    1. In the United States, a golf score one stroke higher than the score of one's opponent.
    2. In Great Britain, a stroke added to a superior golfer's score or a stroke taken away from an inferior golfer's score in order to equalize the chances of winning a match.


[Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, point of land, triangle, odd number.]

odd'ly adv., odd'ness n.
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