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The definition of abnormal is a description that means unusual, odd or out of the ordinary.

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An example of abnormal weather would be 20 inches of rain in a desert.

See abnormal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

not normal; not average; not typical; not usual; irregular, esp. to a considerable degree

Origin: earlier anormal < Fr anormal, anomal < LL anomalus < Gr anōmalos (see anomalous) infl. by L abnormis < ab-, from + norma, norm

Related Forms:

abnormally adverb
abnormalism noun

See abnormal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Not typical, usual, or regular; not normal; deviant.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration (influenced by ab-¹)

Origin: of obsolete anormal

Origin: , from Medieval Latin anormālis

Origin: , blend of Late Latin abnormis (Latin ab-, away from; see ab-¹ + Latin norma, rule; see gnō- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: and anōmalus; see anomalous

Related Forms:

ab·norˈmal·ly adverb

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