aberrance

English

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Etymology

From aberr (to stray), from Latin aberrō (to wander from the way) + -ance

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.bɛɹ.n̩s/, /æˈbɛɹ.n̩ts/

Noun

aberrance (countable and uncountable, plural aberrances)

  1. State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. [Mid 17th century.][1]

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References

  1. Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 4

French

Noun

aberrance f (plural aberrances)

  1. (statistics) Character of what is aberrant.
  2. (uncommon) An aberration or anomaly.

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