aberrant
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Coined between 1820 and 1830 from Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“‘go astray; err’”).[1] See aberr.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
aberrant (comparative more aberrant, superlative most aberrant)
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- Differing from the norm, from the expected type; abnormal, anomalous.
- Deviating from morality; straying from the right way.
- (biology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
- Charles Darwin,
- The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.
- Charles Darwin,
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wandering; straying from the right way
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deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal
deviating from morality
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[edit] Noun
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aberrant (plural aberrants)
- A person or object that is aberrant.
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- Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - r - a - nt
- (Version: Anniversary): a - b - e - r - a - nt
- (Version: Pre_Anniversary): a - b - e - r - nt
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“‘go astray; err’”).
[edit] Adjective
aberrant m. and f. (plural aberrants)
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- aberrant
- (pathology) aberrant (indicating an organ or other tissue which is not in its expected location)
[edit] French
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aberrant m. (f. aberrante, m. plural aberrants, f. plural aberrantes)
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