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Webster 1913 Edition


Anomalism

A-nom′a-lism

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Noun.
An anomaly; a deviation from rule.
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Webster 1828 Edition


Anomalism

ANOM'ALISM

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Noun.
An anomaly; a deviation from rule.

Definition 2024


anomalism

anomalism

English

Noun

anomalism (countable and uncountable, plural anomalisms)

  1. the state or quality of being anomalous.
  2. an anomaly.
  3. (linguistics) the theory that language was arbitrary in its origin, or without any natural analogy between names and the things named.

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