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   Strange

   /strānj/

   

   adjective

   • 1. unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand: "children have some strange ideas" Similar unusualoddcuriouspeculiarfunnybizarreweirduncannyqueerunexpectedunfamiliarabnormalatypicalanomalousuntypicaldifferentout of the ordinaryout of the wayextraordinaryremarkablepuzzlingmystifyingmysteriousperplexingbafflingunaccountableinexplicableincongruousuncommonirregularsingulardeviantaberrantfreakfreakishsurrealsuspiciousdubiousquestionableeerieunnaturaloutréuncoinformal:fishycreepyspookyrumbizarroweirdeccentricoddpeculiarfunnybizarreunusualabnormalunconventionalidiosyncraticoutlandishoffbeatfreakishquirkyquaintzanyoff-centerinformal:wackyway outfreakykookykinkyoddballlike nothing on earthcrankyscrewyoff the wallwackobackasswardsinformal, dated:dillyOpposite ordinaryusualnormalconventional
   • 2. not previously visited, seen, or encountered; unfamiliar or alien: "a harsh accent that was strange to his ears" Similar unfamiliarunknownnewalienpreviously unencounteredOpposite familiar
   • ▪ unaccustomed to or unfamiliar with: archaic "I am strange to the work"
   • 3. denoting or involving a flavor (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of -1/3. Strange quarks have similar properties to down quarks and bottom quarks, but are distinguished from them by having an intermediate mass.

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French estrange, from Latin extraneus ‘external, strange’.

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   • SYNONYMS 1. bizarre, singular, abnormal, anomalous. strange, peculiar, odd, queer refer to that which is out of the ordinary. strange implies that the thing or its cause is unknown or unexplained; it is unfamiliar and unusual: a strange expression. That which is peculiar mystifies, or exhibits qualities not shared by others: peculiar behavior.

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   • The meaning of STRANGE is different from what is usual, ordinary, or expected : odd. How to use strange in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Strange.

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   • Anything that is unusual or out of the ordinary can be described as strange, like the strange sight of an ice cream truck pulling up in front of your school and your principal skipping over to it. The adjective strange comes from Latin word extraneus, meaning “foreign” or “external.”

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   • This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Strangely. In a strange or coincidental manner. Etymology: from strange. 1. With some relation to foreigners. Where chance may nurse or end it. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale. 2.

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   Anything that is unusual or out of the ordinary can be described as strange, like the strange sight of an ice cream truck pulling up in front of your school and your principal skipping over to it. The adjective strange comes from Latin word extraneus, meaning “foreign” or “external.”

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