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anomaly

/əˈnɒməli/noun

उच्चारण अनॉमली

विसंगति, असामान्यता, अपवाद, नियम से हटकर बात

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nounanomalies
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    [C, U] formal

    a thing, situation or fact that is different from what is normal or expected

    विसंगति, असामान्यता, अपवाद, नियम से हटकर बात

    • It is an anomaly that the deputy earns more than the head.
    • The auditors found several anomalies in the accounts.
    • the anomalous expansion of water below four degrees
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    • A snowfall in April is a weather anomaly.
    • The computer flagged an anomaly in the bank's records.
    • It is an anomaly that such a rich town has no hospital.

    Synonyms irregularity oddity inconsistency

    Opposite norm regularity standard

◇Word family
anomalous adj.anomalously adv.
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a·nom·a·ly

With -omaly (not 'anomoly' or 'anamoly'); plural anomalies; the adjective anomalous.

अंत में -omaly ('anomoly' या 'anamoly' गलत है); plural anomalies; adjective anomalous।

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One-word substitution

Something that deviates from the normal rule.

'जो सामान्य नियम से हटकर हो' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।

General knowledge

Science: the anomalous expansion of water; GK: pay anomaly committees.

विज्ञान में पानी का anomalous expansion; GK में pay anomaly committees।