Meaning
Strange or unusual, in a way that is hard to explain.
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Word origin
From Old Norse oddi, meaning a point or a third thing left over with no pair, which gave both the number sense and the strange sense.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- oddi
Examples
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"Odd" here means it is not what you would expect.
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The look was strange, not normal.
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"Odd" has a second meaning in maths: a number that cannot be split into two equal halves.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 11: odd, crew, whisper and 7 more words.