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ANOMALOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
Synonyms:
anomalousness; anomaly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("anomalousness" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anomalousness"):
birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)
Derivation:
anomalous (deviating from the general or common order or type)