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anomalous

[uh-nom-uh-luhs]

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adjective

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

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

incongruous or inconsistent.

Grammar. irregular.

Origin:
1640–50; (< Medieval Latin, Late Latin anōmalus) < Greek anṓmalos irregular, equivalent to an- an-¹ + homalós even, with ō by analogy with other Gk privatives (compare anopheles); see homo-, -ous

Related forms

a·nom·a·lous·ly, adverb

a·nom·a·lous·ness, noun

Can be confused: anomalous, anonymous, euonymus, unanimous.

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anomalous (əˈnɒmələs)

—*adj*
	deviating from the normal or usual order, type, etc; irregular, abnormal, or incongruous

[C17: from Late Latin anōmalus, from Greek anōmalos uneven, inconsistent, from an- + homalos even, from homos one and the same]

a'nomalously

—*adv*

a'nomalousness

—n

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Word Origin & History

anomalous

1640s, from L. anomalus, from Gk. anomalos "uneven, irregular" (see anomaly).

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