atypic

Adjective
US[ey-tip-ik]/ˌeɪˈtɪpɪk/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. not representative of a group, class, or type“a class of atypical mosses”“atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children”Synonyms: atypicaluntypicalSimilar unrepresentativeRelates to typicalitySee also uncharacteristic, abnormal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

A·typ′ic (…), A·typ′ic·al adjective

Origin: Pref. a- not + typic, typical.

That has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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