Definition of anomalous

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a·nom·a·lous    (-nm-ls) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

1. Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
2. Equivocal, as in classification or nature.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Late Latin anmalos, from Greek, uneven : probably from an-, not ; see a-¹ + homalos, even (from homos, same; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots)

OTHER FORMS:
a·noma·lous·ly(Adverb), a·noma·lous·ness(Noun)