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a⋅typ⋅i⋅cal

  [ey-tip-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
Also, a⋅typ⋅ic.

Origin:
1880–85; a- 6 + typical

Related forms:
a⋅typ⋅i⋅cal⋅i⋅ty, noun
a⋅typ⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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a·typ·i·cal   (ā-tĭp'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  Not conforming to type; unusual or irregular.
a'typ·i·cal'i·ty (-kāl'ĭ-tē) n., a·typ'i·cal·ly adv.
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atypical 
1885, from a- (2) "not" + typical (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: atyp·i·cal
Pronunciation: (')A-'tip-i-k&l
Function: adjective
: not typical : not like the usual or normal type —atyp·i·cal·ly /(')A-'tip-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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atypical a·typ·i·cal (ā-tĭp'ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Not corresponding to the normal form or type; not typical.

a·typ'i·cal·ly adv.

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