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Etymology[]
Coined between 1820 and 1830 from Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“‘go astray; err’”).[1] See aberr.
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Aberrant (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})
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- Differing from the norm, from the expected type; abnormal, anomalous.
- Deviating from morality; straying from the right way.
- (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.
- Charles Darwin,
Derived terms[]
- aberrance
- aberrancy
- aberration
- aberrational
- aberrantly
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Aberrant ({{{1}}})
- A person or object that is aberrant.
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- 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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Etymology[]
From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“‘go astray; err’”).
Adjective[]
Aberrant (epicene, plural Aberrants)
- aberrant
- (pathology) aberrant (indicating an organ or other tissue which is not in its expected location)
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Aberrant m. (f. Aberrante, m. plural Aberrants, f. plural Aberrantes)
- Aberrant, abnormal or anomalous.
- (sciences) Which is impossible according to the norms or rules.
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