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| strange [ straynj ] |
adjective (comparative strang·er, superlative strang·est) |
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1. unexpected or extraordinary: not expected, usual, or ordinary
  That's a strange time to hold a wedding.
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2. unfamiliar: not known or experienced previously
There seemed to be a lot of strange faces in the audience.
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3. hard to explain: difficult to explain or understand
It's strange that they never thought to mention this before.
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4. unaccustomed: not yet used to or familiar with something
strange to these new surroundings
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5. ill at ease: uncomfortable, embarrassed, or slightly sick
I've been feeling a little strange since I took the medicine.
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6. exotic: from a different place or environment, or of a different kind
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7. reserved: reserved or distant in manner
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8. physics showing quantum characteristic of strangeness: showing or having the quantum characteristic of strangeness
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adverb |
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in unusual way: in a strange way
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nonstandard
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| [13th century. Via Old French estrange< Latin extraneus "foreign" < extra, form of exter "outside"] |
