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Anomalism

Anomalism \A*nom"a*lism\, n. An anomaly; a deviation from rule.
--Hooker.

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anomalism

n. 1 the state or quality of being anomalous. 2 an anomaly. 3 (context linguistics English) the theory that language was arbitrary in its origin, or without any natural analogy between names and the things named.

Usage examples of "anomalism".

They stood unsupported in the tall grass, an anomalism unrelated to the primitive scene.