normalcy

Noun
US[nawr-muhl-see]/ˈnɔrməlsi/3 syllables
Synonyms: normality

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioningSynonyms: normalityOpposite abnormalcyType of condition, statusKinds averageness, typicality, commonnessAttribute of normal, abnormal
  2. expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or commonSynonyms: normalityType of expectedness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

nor′mal·cy noun

The quality, state, or fact of being normal; the normal situation or condition; as, the point of normalcy. rare Syn. — normality.

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

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