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anomalism

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/ əˈnɒm əˌlɪz əm /
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noun Rare.
the state or quality of being anomalous.
an anomaly.
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Origin of anomalism

1660–70; <Greek anṓmal(os) anomalous + -ism
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How to use anomalism in a sentence

  • It may be that precisely the actual anomalism of these characteristics may render them eloquent in our case.

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