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atypical
adjective
Deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
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eɪ.ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl
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adjective
Deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
“These days large families are atypical”
adjective
Not representative of a group, class, or type
“A class of atypical mosses”
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These days large families are atypical
Atypical clinical findings
Atypical pneumonia
Highly irregular behavior
A class of atypical mosses
Atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children
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