Definition of 'atypical'
adjective
Someone or something that is atypical is not typical of its kind.
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atypical in American English
adjective
not typical; not characteristic; abnormal
: also aˈtypicWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
atypically (aˈtypically)
adverb
Word Frequency
atypical in American English
(eiˈtɪpɪkəl)
adjective
not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal
atypical behavior
a flower atypical of the species
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Derived forms
atypicality noun
atypically
adverb
Word origin
[1880–85; a-6 + typical]Word Frequency
atypical in British English
adjective
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Derived forms
atypically (aˈtypically) adverb
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Pleural cytology revealed numerous plasma cells, some of which were binucleated and
atypical.
Surgical exploration confirmed that an atypical omohyoid muscle was squeezing the
vein.
The first case consisted of atypical epithelioid cells without overt melanocytic differentiation
like melanin pigments.
The tumor cells exhibited occasional oxyntic cytoplasm with enlarged atypical nuclei.
The tumor was dual, associating adenocarcinoma and chondroid chordoma, with atypical
localization in the ethmoid.
The unilateral nature of the acrocyanosis was an atypical finding in this infant.
They encompass medulloblastoma, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors and a group of primitive
neuroectodermal tumors.
This case suggests that next-generation sequencing may be diagnostic in some atypical
peroxisomal biogenesis disorders.
This dermatosis may present atypical misleading clinical aspects which must be ignored.
This was partly due to Europe 's atypical family patterns.
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The economy of the province was atypical because it was so small.
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