anomalous

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a·nom·a·lous / əˈnämələs/ • adj. deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected: an anomalous situation sentences that are grammatically anomalous.DERIVATIVES: a·nom·a·lous·ly adv.a·nom·a·lous·ness n.

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anomalous

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anomalous XVII. f. late L. anōmalus — Gr. anṓmalos uneven, f. AN-2 + homós SAME; see -OUS.
So anomaly XVI.

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