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Word: Aberration
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin aberratio(n-), from aberrare ‘to stray’ (see aberrant)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌabəˈreɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one
Short Definition:difference from normal
Examples:- they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration
- I see these activities as some kind of mental aberration
- the decade was seen as a period of aberration in the country's progress towards a democratic society
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