Aberrant

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /əˈbÉ›r.nÌ©t/, /ˈæ.bÉ™r.nÌ©t/
• US IPA: /É™bˈɛɹ.nÌ©t/, /ˈæ.bÉ™r.nÌ©t/

Origin

From Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō ("go astray; err"), from ab ("from") + errō ("to wander").

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See aberr

Webster NCD 1974|aberrant

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Full definition of aberrant

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Differing from the norm. Attesting from the mid 16^th century until the early 17^th century.

1. (literally figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth. First attested in the mid 18^th century.
2. (botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal. First attested in the mid 19^th century.
• Charles Darwin,The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.

Derived terms

• aberrance
• aberrancy
• aberration
• aberrational
• aberrantly

Noun

1. A person or object that deviates from what is normal in his group.
2. (biology) A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.