aberrant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 Shorthand 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adjective 3.3 References

[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

• (UK) IPA: /əˈbɛrənt/, /ˈæbərənt/
• (US) IPA: /əˈbɛrənt/

[edit] Adjective

aberrant (comparative more aberrant, superlative most aberrant)

1. Differing from the norm, from the expected type; abnormal, anomalous.
2. Deviating from morality; straying from the right way.
3. (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.

[edit] Derived terms

• aberrance
• aberrancy
• aberration
• aberrational
• aberrantly

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

aberrant (plural aberrants)

1. A person or object that is aberrant.

[edit] Shorthand

• 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] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“‘go astray; err’”).

[edit] Adjective

aberrant m. and f. (plural aberrants)

1. aberrant
2. (pathology) aberrant (indicating an organ or other tissue which is not in its expected location)

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

aberrant m. (f. aberrante, m. plural aberrants, f. plural aberrantes)

1. Aberrant, abnormal or anomalous.
2. (sciences) Which is impossible according to the norms or rules.

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Aberrant at Dictionary.com