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abnormous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈæbˌnɔɹ.məs/ (US)
• /əbˈnɔɹ.məs/ (US)
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Etymology

From Latin abnormis, from ab- + norma (“rule”), + -ous. For more, see normal.

Meanings

1. (archaic) Abnormal; irregular; misshapen.
   • Sir Toby Matthews was a character equally , if not of a more abnormous cast , than his suspected coadjutor 1777, Edward Ledwich, Antiquitates Sarisburienses: Or, The History and Antiquities of Old and New:
   • No branch , except in the abnormous cases , is given off from the common carotid between its origin and bifurcation 1840, William Edmonds Horner, A Treatise on Special and General Anatomy - Volume 2:

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