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July 9, 2027

anomaly

/əˈnɒməlɪ/noun

A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.

Example sentences

  • He is an anomaly among his friends in that he's the only one who's unmarried.
  • She disregarded some of the anamolies in the experiment, putting them down to miscalculation.

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