English - Etymology
From Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”), from ab (“from”) + errō (“to wander”). See aberr.
English - Pronunciation
English - Adjective
aberrant (comparative more aberrant, superlative most aberrant)
- Differing from the norm. [Attesting from the mid 16th century until the early 17th century.]
- (sometimes figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- (botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
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English - Noun
- A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.
- (biology) A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
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English - References
Catalan - Etymology
From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).
Catalan - Adjective
French - Etymology
From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).
French - Adjective
aberrant m (feminine aberrante, masculine plural aberrants, feminine plural aberrantes)
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German - Adjective
aberrant (comparative aberranter, superlative am aberrantesten)