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oddness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun oddness has 2 senses
- oddness(n = noun.linkdef) Array - the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two); Array is a kind of parity
- oddness(n = noun.attribute) oddity - eccentricity that is not easily explained; Array is a kind of eccentricity
Derived form adjective odd1
Derived form adjective odd2
CIDE DICTIONARY
oddness, n.
- The state of being odd, or not even. [1913 Webster]"Take but one from three, and you not only destroy the oddness, but also the essence of that number." [1913 Webster]
- Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity; uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the oddness of an event. Young. [1913 Webster]
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