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- [uh-nom-uh-liz-uh m]
- /əˈnɒm əˌlɪz əm/
- /ənˈɒməlˌɪzəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-nom-uh-liz-uh m]
- /əˈnɒm əˌlɪz əm/
Definitions of anomalism word
- noun anomalism the state or quality of being anomalous. 1
- noun anomalism an anomaly. 1
- noun anomalism (linguistics) the theory that language was arbitrary in its origin, or without any natural analogy between names and the things named. 0
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Origin of anomalism
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; < Greek anṓmal(os) anomalous + -ism
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Parts of speech for Anomalism
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anomalism popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anomalism
noun anomalism
- anomaly — If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected.
- flaw — Also called windflaw. a sudden, usually brief windstorm or gust of wind.
- deformity — A deformity is a part of someone's body which is not the normal shape because of injury or illness, or because they were born this way.
- irregularity — the quality or state of being irregular.
- deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
Antonyms for anomalism
noun anomalism
- regularity — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
- as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
- conformity — If something happens in conformity with something such as a law or someone's wishes, it happens as the law says it should, or as the person wants it to.
- uniformity — the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity: uniformity of style.
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