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Abnormality

Abˊnor-mal′i-ty

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Noun.
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pl.
Abnormalities
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1.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
Darwin.
2.
Something abnormal.

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abnormality

abnormality

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Noun

abnormality (countable and uncountable, plural abnormalities)

  1. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
  2. Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

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  1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 6