Etymology

anomalous

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Today it means: Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal. Full definition →

Late Latin anōmalos ← Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνώμᾰλος
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromanōmalos
  3. English todayanomalous

From Late Latin anōmalos, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmălos).

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