aberration
/ˌæbəˈeɪʃən/a-bur-AY-shuhn
/ˌæbɚˈeɪʃən/a-bur-AY-shuhn
Meaninga wandering away
Common meaning: a departure from what is normal or expected
- abaway, off
- errto wander, go astrayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 657 · scan
- ationnoun ending: act or result
‘away, off’ + ‘to wander, go astray’ → aberration
Journey through time
- Latinaberratio‘a wandering away’source
- Englishaberration‘a departure from what is normal or expected’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin errō ‘to wander, go astray’.
Roots
- errō, errāre Latin “to wander, go astray”
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