"atypical" meaning in English

See atypical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: atypical [positive], more atypical [comparative], most atypical [superlative]
Etymology: From a- + typical. Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|a|typical}} a- + typical Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is atypical is not typical; it is strange and unusual. Synonyms: strange, unusual, weird
    Sense id: simple-atypical-en-adj-8Kaz3cFq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with a-
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