aberr

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UK/əˈbɜː(ɹ)/US/əˈbɝ/

verb

To go astray; to err.

OriginLatin aberrō ← Proto-Italic *ersāō? ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁erseh₂yéti →
First used Attested from the mid 16ᵗʰ century until the mid 17ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 7
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Meanings

verbaberr (third-person singular simple present aberrs, present participle aberring, simple past and past participle aberred)

present singular third person aberrs · participle present aberring · participle past aberred · past aberred

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo go astray; to err.First known use Attested from the mid 16ᵗʰ century until the mid 17ᵗʰ century.
  2. raretransitiveDistort; aberrate.First known use First attested in the late 19ᵗʰ century.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ers-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁erseh₂yéti
  8. Proto-Italic*ersāō?
  9. Latinerrō
  10. Latinaberrō
  11. Englishaberr

Borrowed from Latin aberrō, from ab- (“from, away from”) + errō (“wander, stray”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“aberr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aberr. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aberr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aberr.

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