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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. deviating from the general or common order or type;
- Example: "advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anomalous \A*nom"a*lous\, a. [L. anomalus, Gr. ? uneven,
   irregular; 'an priv. + ? even, ? same. See Same, and cf.
   Abnormal.]
   Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal;
   irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

anomalous
    adj 1: deviating from the general or common order or type;
           "advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe"