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Atypical Definition & Meaning

atypical
adjective
  1. not representative of a group, class, or type; "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"
  2. deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior"

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  • "what is atypical"
    AOL — AOL
  • "complex hyperplasia with cystic atypical"
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What does atypical mean?
not representative of a group, class, or type; "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children" deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior"
What part of speech is atypical?
Atypical is an adjective.
How many definitions does atypical have?
Atypical has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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