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abnormal

ab·nor·mal [ ab náwrm'l, əb náwrm'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
unusual: unusual or unexpected, especially in a way that causes alarm or anxiety
X-rays of the lung showed nothing abnormal.

[Mid-19th century. < French anormal< Latin abnormis "deviating from a rule"]

ab·nor·mal·ly [ ab náwrm'lee ] adverb
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