Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an atypic manner.
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- adverb In a manner which is not
typical .
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- adverb in a manner that is not typical
Etymologies
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Examples
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This chapter's division into two sections reflects the special richness of the Civil War as regards the relationship between gender and national identity, which is expressed in atypically explicit terms during this intense phase of conflict where the 'national goods' at stake were higher than ever before.
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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By this means, potentially deceptive environmental cues, such as atypically warm weather, are interpreted correctly so that the lizard's reproductive cycle does not accelerate. p.
swoonrocket jms 2008
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The "Davids" are breaking the rhythm of this combat and atypically they're doing the unexpected.
Rita M. Solnet: David vs. Goliath, Battle Over Public Education Rita M. Solnet 2011
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On a pit stop between New York City and Boston, Jonny Bell bass, vocals, woodwinds and the boys pulled their tour van up to White Plains, NY for an atypically stripped down performance at a Conservatory studio.
Jon Chattman: A-Sides with Jon Chattman: Triple Play with Wilderness of Manitoba, Crystal Antlers, and Cosmo Jarvis Jon Chattman 2011
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It is time for involved parents to react atypically as well.
Rita M. Solnet: David vs. Goliath, Battle Over Public Education Rita M. Solnet 2011
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It is time for involved parents to react atypically as well.
Rita M. Solnet: David vs. Goliath, Battle Over Public Education Rita M. Solnet 2011
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Regan was atypically anxious and humorless and obsessed with small details in meetings convened to measure their progress.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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The improvement in [policy] performance is all the more remarkable because velocity behaved atypically, rising sharply from 1990 to 1997 and then declining sharply -- a veritable bubble in velocity.
Consensus Macroeconomics?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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One of the most alerting pieces of evidence was that two of the detainees who had routinely been cooperative and truthful after they had undergone enhanced techniques were atypically denying apparent factual data—a maneuver taken as a good sign that the CIA was on to something important.
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He should bring added juice to a running game that atypically ranked 23rd in '08.
Distractions loom in Pittsburgh as Steelers, Big Ben start camp 2009
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