aberrant
English
Etymology
From Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”), from ab (“from”) + errō (“to wander”).[1] See aberr.[2]
Pronunciation
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Adjective
aberrant (comparative more aberrant, superlative most aberrant)
- Differing from the norm. [First attested sometime between the mid 16th century and the early 17th century.][3]
- (sometimes figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][3]
- (botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][3]
- 1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of the Species:
- The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.
Synonyms
- (differing from the norm): abnormal, exceptional, unusual; see also Thesaurus:strange
- (straying from the right way): devious, errant, immoral; see also Thesaurus:immoral
- (deviating from the natural type):
Antonyms
- (differing from the norm): normal, regular, true; see also Thesaurus:normal
- (straying from the right way): correct, right, straight; see also Thesaurus:virtuous
- (deviating from the natural type): continuous
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
deviating from the norm
straying from the right way
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deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal
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Noun
aberrant (plural aberrants)
- A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.
- (biology) A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
Synonyms
- (thing deviating from the group): deviant, freak; see also Thesaurus:anomaly
- (thing deviating from the natural type):
Translations
person wandering from the rest of the group
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References
- ^ Aberrant at Dictionary.com
- ^ “aberrant” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aberrant”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
aberrant m or f (masculine and feminine plural aberrants)
- aberrant
- (pathology) aberrant (indicating an organ or other tissue which is not in its expected location)
Related terms
Further reading
- “aberrant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
aberrant (feminine aberrante, masculine plural aberrants, feminine plural aberrantes)
Further reading
- “aberrant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
From Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
aberrant (comparative aberranter, superlative am aberrantesten)
Declension
Further reading
- “aberrant” in Duden online
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈber.rant/, [äˈbɛrːän̪t̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈber.rant/, [äˈbɛrːän̪t̪]
Verb
(deprecated template usage) aberrant
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