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normal

[ nawr-muhl ]
/ ˈnɔr məl /
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adjective
noun
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Origin of normal

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin normālis “made according to a carpenter's square,” equivalent to norm(a) (see norm) + -ālis adjective suffix; see -al1

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Normal
[ nawr-muhl ]
/ ˈnɔr məl /

noun
a city in central Illinois.
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British Dictionary definitions for normal

normal
/ (ˈnɔːməl) /

adjective
noun

Derived forms of normal

normality (nɔːˈmælɪtɪ) or esp US normalcy, noun

Word Origin for normal

C16: from Latin normālis conforming to the carpenter's square, from norma norm
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