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normalcy

[nawr-muh l-see]
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noun
  1. the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.

Origin of normalcy

First recorded in 1855–60; normal + -cy
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Word Origin and History for normalcies

normalcy

n.

1857, "mathematical condition of being at right angles," from normal + -cy. Associated since c.1920 with U.S. president Warren G. Harding and derided as an example of his incompetent speaking style. Previously used mostly in the mathematical sense. The word prefered by purists for "a normal situation" is normality (1849).

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normalcies in Culture

normalcy

A word used by President Warren Harding to describe the calm political and social order to which he wished to return the United States after the idealism and commotion of the presidency of Woodrow Wilson.

Note

Normalcy has been used as a general term for the political climate in the United States in the early 1920s.
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