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a·typ·i·cal
(ā-tĭp′ĭ-kəl) also a·typ·ic (-ĭk)adj.
Not conforming to type; unusual or irregular.
a′typ·i·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n.
a·typ′i·cal·ly adv.
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atypical
(eɪˈtɪpɪkəl) oratypic
adj
not typical; deviating from or not conforming to type
aˈtypically adv
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a•typ•i•cal
(eɪˈtɪp ɪ kəl)also a•typ′ic,
adj.
not typical; irregular; abnormal.
[1880–85]
a`typ•i•cal′i•ty, n.
a•typ′i•cal•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | atypical - not representative of a group, class, or type; "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children" uncharacteristic - distinctive and not typical; "a book uncharacteristic of its author" abnormal, unnatural - not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food" typical - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis" |
| 2. | atypical - deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior" |
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atypical
adjective unusual, exceptional, uncommon, singular, deviant, unconventional, unique, unorthodox, uncharacteristic, out of the ordinary, unrepresentative, out of keeping, uncustomary, nonconforming, unconforming The economy of the province was atypical because it was so small.
standard, model, average, normal, classic, representative, usual, ordinary, conventional, characteristic, stock, orthodox, conforming, in keeping, customary, archetypal, in character, illustrative, unexceptional, true to type, unsingular
standard, model, average, normal, classic, representative, usual, ordinary, conventional, characteristic, stock, orthodox, conforming, in keeping, customary, archetypal, in character, illustrative, unexceptional, true to type, unsingular
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atypical
also atypicadjective
1. Departing from the normal:
2. Not usual or ordinary:
Slang: offbeat.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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atypical
adj → atypisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
atypical
[eɪˈtɪpɪkəl] adj → atipico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
a·typ·i·cal
a. atípico-a, que no es común; fuera de lo corriente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
atypical
adj atípicoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.