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   aberrant

   /əˈbɛrənt/

   adjective

   • 1. departing from an accepted standard: "this somewhat aberrant behaviour requires an explanation"
   • ▪ diverging from the normal type: "aberrant chromosomes"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin aberrant- ‘wandering away’, from the verb aberrare, from ab- ‘away, from’ + errare ‘to stray’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. aberrance noun
   • 2. aberrancy noun
   • 3. aberrantly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • B

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   • E

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   • R

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   • A

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