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Word entry · 10 letters

aberration

Best crossword clue

"Departure from normal"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/Part of speech nounSorted aabeinorrtStarts with AEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

Word origin

A learned borrowing from Latin aberrātiō(n) (“relief, diversion”), first attested in 1594, from aberrō (“wander away, go astray”), from ab (“away”) + errō (“wander”). Compare French aberration. By surface analysis, aberrat(e) + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • the aberration of youth
  • aberrations from theory
  • aberration of character

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Departure from normal10 letters
02Odd departure10 letters

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