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aberrant

English

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Etymology

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From Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”), from ab (“from”) + errō (“to wander”).[1] See aberr.[2]

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Adjective

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aberrant (comparative more aberrant, superlative most aberrant)

  1. Differing from the norm. [First attested sometime between the mid 16th century and the early 17th century.][3]
    Synonyms: abnormal, exceptional, unusual; see also Thesaurus:strange
    Antonyms: normal, regular, true; see also Thesaurus:normal
  2. (sometimes figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][3]
    Synonyms: devious, errant, immoral; see also Thesaurus:immoral
    Antonyms: correct, right, straight; see also Thesaurus:virtuous
  3. (botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][3]
    Antonym: continuous
    • 1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of the Species:
      The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.

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Noun

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aberrant (plural aberrants)

  1. A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.
  2. (biology) A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
    • 1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 87:
      Also I think other birders realise you are struggling a bit when you start talking about aberrants[.]

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References

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  1. ^ Aberrant at Dictionary.com
  2. ^ “aberrant” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aberrant”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin aberrantem, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).

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Adjective

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aberrant m or f (masculine and feminine plural aberrants)

  1. aberrant
  2. (pathology) aberrant (indicating an organ or other tissue which is not in its expected location)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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aberrant

  1. gerund of aberrar

French

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Etymology

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From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).

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  • IPA(key): /a.bɛ.ʁɑ̃/ ~ /a.be.ʁɑ̃/
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aberrant (feminine aberrante, masculine plural aberrants, feminine plural aberrantes)

  1. aberrant, abnormal or anomalous
  2. (sciences) which is impossible according to the norms or rules
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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).

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Adjective

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aberrant (strong nominative masculine singular aberranter, comparative aberranter, superlative am aberrantesten)

  1. aberrant

Declension

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Positive forms of aberrant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist aberrant sie ist aberrant es ist aberrant sie sind aberrant
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative aberranter aberrante aberrantes aberrante
genitive aberranten aberranter aberranten aberranter
dative aberrantem aberranter aberrantem aberranten
accusative aberranten aberrante aberrantes aberrante
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der aberrante die aberrante das aberrante die aberranten
genitive des aberranten der aberranten des aberranten der aberranten
dative dem aberranten der aberranten dem aberranten den aberranten
accusative den aberranten die aberrante das aberrante die aberranten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein aberranter eine aberrante ein aberrantes (keine) aberranten
genitive eines aberranten einer aberranten eines aberranten (keiner) aberranten
dative einem aberranten einer aberranten einem aberranten (keinen) aberranten
accusative einen aberranten eine aberrante ein aberrantes (keine) aberranten
Comparative forms of aberrant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist aberranter sie ist aberranter es ist aberranter sie sind aberranter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative aberranterer aberrantere aberranteres aberrantere
genitive aberranteren aberranterer aberranteren aberranterer
dative aberranterem aberranterer aberranterem aberranteren
accusative aberranteren aberrantere aberranteres aberrantere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der aberrantere die aberrantere das aberrantere die aberranteren
genitive des aberranteren der aberranteren des aberranteren der aberranteren
dative dem aberranteren der aberranteren dem aberranteren den aberranteren
accusative den aberranteren die aberrantere das aberrantere die aberranteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein aberranterer eine aberrantere ein aberranteres (keine) aberranteren
genitive eines aberranteren einer aberranteren eines aberranteren (keiner) aberranteren
dative einem aberranteren einer aberranteren einem aberranteren (keinen) aberranteren
accusative einen aberranteren eine aberrantere ein aberranteres (keine) aberranteren
Superlative forms of aberrant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am aberrantesten sie ist am aberrantesten es ist am aberrantesten sie sind am aberrantesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative aberrantester aberranteste aberrantestes aberranteste
genitive aberrantesten aberrantester aberrantesten aberrantester
dative aberrantestem aberrantester aberrantestem aberrantesten
accusative aberrantesten aberranteste aberrantestes aberranteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der aberranteste die aberranteste das aberranteste die aberrantesten
genitive des aberrantesten der aberrantesten des aberrantesten der aberrantesten
dative dem aberrantesten der aberrantesten dem aberrantesten den aberrantesten
accusative den aberrantesten die aberranteste das aberranteste die aberrantesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein aberrantester eine aberranteste ein aberrantestes (keine) aberrantesten
genitive eines aberrantesten einer aberrantesten eines aberrantesten (keiner) aberrantesten
dative einem aberrantesten einer aberrantesten einem aberrantesten (keinen) aberrantesten
accusative einen aberrantesten eine aberranteste ein aberrantestes (keine) aberrantesten

Further reading

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  • “aberrant” in Duden online
  • “aberrant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

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Verb

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aberrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of aberrō

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Etymology

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From Latin aberrāns (“wandering, straying or deviating from”), present active participle of aberrō (“I wander, stray; aberr”), from both ab- (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from errō (“I wander, astray; err”), from Proto-Italic *erzāō (“to roam, wander; go astray, waver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers-eh₂-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (“to flow”). Doublet of aberrasjon.

The noun is a substantivisation of the adjective, with the same etymology.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abəˈrant/
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  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Hyphenation: ab‧err‧ant

Adjective

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aberrant (neuter singular aberrant, definite singular and plural aberrante, comparative mer aberrant, superlative mest aberrant)

  1. (especially medicine) aberrant (deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal)
    • 2007 November 15, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening‎[tidsskriftet.no]:
      aberrant lymfedrenasje og lymfeknutespredning kan forekomme
      aberrant lymphatic drainage and lymph node spread may occur

Noun

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aberrant m (definite singular aberranten, indefinite plural aberranter, definite plural aberrantene)

  1. (botany, zoology) an aberrant (a group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number)

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