Main Entry: ¹ab·er·rant

Pronunciation: \a-ˈber-ənt, ə-, -ˈbe-rənt; ˈa-bə-rənt, -ˌber-ənt, -ˌbe-rənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin aberrant-, aberrans, present participle of aberrare to go astray, from ab- + errare to wander, err

Date: circa 1780

1 : straying from the right or normal way
2 : deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical

— ab·er·rance \-ən(t)s\ noun

— ab·er·ran·cy \-ən(t)-sē\ noun

— ab·er·rant·ly adverb