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atypical
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective atypical has 2 senses
- atypical(a = adj.all) untypical - not representative of a group, class, or type; "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children" Derived form noun atypicality1
- atypical(s = adj.all) irregular - deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior" Derived form noun atypicality1
Antonym: typical
CIDE DICTIONARY
atypical, a. [Pref. a- not + typic, typical.].
That has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
atypical, adj. not typical; not conforming to a type.
Derivative
atypically adv.
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