"abnormalcy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æbˈnɔɹ.ml̩.si/ [US], /əbˈnɔɹ.ml̩.si/ [US] Forms: abnormalcies [plural]
Etymology: From abnormal + -cy, by analogy with normalcy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|abnormal|cy}} abnormal + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} abnormalcy (countable and uncountable, plural abnormalcies)
  1. Synonym of abnormality Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: abnormality [synonym, synonym-of], abnormality [state], weirdness, strangeness, outlier, anomaly Synonyms (something that is abnormal): aberrant

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