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aberrant

/əˈbɛɹ.n̩t/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.
  2. A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
  3. Differing from the norm.
  4. (sometimes figurative) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
  5. Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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