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anomalous (adj.)

"deviating from a general rule," 1640s, from Late Latin anomalus, from Greek anomalos "uneven, irregular," from an- "not" (see an- (1)) + homalos "even," from homos "same," from PIE root *sem- (1) "one; as one, together with." Related: Anomalously; anomalousness.

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Definitions of anomalous from WordNet

anomalous (adj.)
deviating from the general or common order or type;
advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe
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