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aberrancy

/æˈbɛɹ.n̩.si/

aberrancy noun: the condition of being aberrant; an aberrance.

Noun

aberrancy (countable and uncountable, plural aberrancies)

  1. The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance.
    • Thus they commonly affect no man any further than he deserts his reason, or complies with their aberrancies.1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.3
  2. The deviation of a curve from circular form.

Forms of aberrancy

pluralaberrancies

Origin of aberrancy

From aberrance + -y.

Questions about aberrancy

What does aberrancy mean?
Aberrancy means the condition of being aberrant; an aberrance.
What part of speech is aberrancy?
Aberrancy is a noun.
How do you pronounce aberrancy?
Aberrancy is pronounced /æˈbɛɹ.n̩.si/ (US).
What is the plural of aberrancy?
The plural of aberrancy is aberrancies.

Words near aberrancy in the dictionary

  1. Aberporth
  2. aberr
  3. aberrance
  4. aberrances
  5. aberrancies
  6. aberrancy
  7. aberrant
  8. aberrant conduction
  9. aberrant conductions
  10. aberrant salience
  11. aberrantly

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