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The definition of odd is different than the normal, not divisible by two or the one remaining when others are paired.

(adjective)

An example of odd is a pink tiger.
An example of odd is the number five.
An example of odd is the remaining sock when one sock is lost.

See odd in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

1. being one of a pair of which the other is missing: an odd glove
2. being the one remaining after the others are paired, grouped, taken, etc.
3. being one or more of a set, series, or group separated from the others: a few odd volumes of Dickens
having a remainder of one when divided by two; not even: said of numbers
numbered with an odd number: the odd months
1. in addition to that mentioned in a round number: ten dollars and some odd change
2. with a relatively small number over that specified: usually in hyphenated compounds: twenty-odd children
not the usual, regular, habitual, accounted for, etc.; occasional; incidental: odd jobs, at odd moments
1. not usual or ordinary; singular; peculiar; strange
2. queer; eccentric
out-of-the-way: in odd corners

Origin: ME odde < ON oddi, point of land, triangle, hence (from the third angle) odd number, akin to OE ord, a point < Gmc *uzda- (> Ger ort, place, orig., point) < IE *uds (< base *ud-, up > out) + *dho-, var. of *dhē, to place, put > do

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oddly adverb
oddness noun

interjection

See odd in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective odd·er, odd·est

Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar: an odd name; odd behavior. See Synonyms at strange.
Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination: invited 30-odd guests.
a. Constituting a remainder: had some odd dollars left over.
b. Small in amount: jingled the odd change in my pockets.
a. Being one of an incomplete pair or set: an odd shoe.
b. Remaining after others have been paired or grouped.
Mathematics Designating an integer not divisible by two, such as 1, 3, and 5.
Not expected, regular, or planned: called at odd intervals.
Remote; out-of-the-way: found the antique shop in an odd corner of town.

noun

Something odd.
Sports
a. In the United States, a golf score one stroke higher than the score of one's opponent.
b. In Great Britain, a stroke added to a superior golfer's score or a stroke taken away from an inferior golfer's score in order to equalize the chances of winning a match.

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Origin: Middle English odde

Origin: , from Old Norse oddi, point of land, triangle, odd number

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