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la

feminine

/anomaˈlia/

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Translation

anomaly, abnormality

Word origin

From Greek anomalia ('unevenness'), from anomalos, from an- ('not') plus homalos ('even').

Origin
Greek
Root
anomalia
English cognates
anomaly, anomalous

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralanomalías

Examples

.

The doctors detected an anomaly in the results.

corregirse .

This anomaly in the system must be corrected soon.

.

They did not find any abnormality in the engine.

¿ ?

Is this anomaly in the data normal?

climática científicos.

The climate anomaly worries the scientists.

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This word is part of lesson 100.