atypical

Words with a similar base: atypical

'atypical'

[atypical.a.01] as in: not representative of a group, class, or type

Examples:
a group that is atypical of the target audience
a class of atypical mosses
atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children

'atypical'

[atypical.s.01] as in: deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal

Examples:
these days large families are atypical
atypical clinical findings
atypical pneumonia
highly irregular behavior

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					atypical (English)
├── a- (English)
│   ├── a- (Anglo-Norman)
│   │   └── e- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   │       └── ex- (Latin)
│   ├── a- (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── a- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   ├── ab (Latin)
│   └── ἀ- (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── typical (English)
    └── typicalis (Latin)
        └── typicus (Latin)
            └── τυπικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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