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    ABERRANCE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A state or condition markedly different from the normplay

    Synonyms:

    aberrance; aberrancy; aberration; deviance

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("aberrance" is a kind of...):

    abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aberrance"):

    chromosomal aberration; chromosomal anomaly; chromosonal disorder; chrosomal abnormality (any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities)

    deflection; warp (a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting)

    Derivation:

    aberrant (markedly different from an accepted norm)

    aberrate (diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration)

    aberrate (diverge from the expected)

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