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aberrant

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aberrant

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

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\-ən(t)s\ noun

— ab·er·ran·cy

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\-ən(t)-sē\ noun

— ab·er·rant·ly adverb

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