oberration

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English

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Etymology

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Latin oberrate to wander about.

Noun

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oberration (plural oberrations)

  1. (obsolete) A wandering about.
    • 1675, Francis Roberts, Clavis Bibliorum:
      Oberration and peregrination of David
    • 1838, Pierce Egan, The Pilgrims of the Thames in Search of the National!, W. Strange (London), p. 214 (Google preview):
      [T]hey wandered through the park, the enjoyment of which oberration, Pundit declared was excessive.

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