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[ US /ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkəɫ/ ]
[ UK /e‍ɪtˈɪpɪkə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. not representative of a group, class, or type
    atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children
    a class of atypical mosses
  2. deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
    highly irregular behavior
    these days large families are atypical
    atypical pneumonia
    atypical clinical findings

How To Use atypical In A Sentence

  • High school students who do volunteer work are not atypical.
  • The presence on an arts board of the occasional, often atypical artist from a minority does not do much for the community, other than condescend to him or her.
  • In addition to the typical "island dog," we saw "atypical" breeds such as huskies, chows, pit bulls, cockers and Labs. SFGate: Top News Stories
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  • The authors point out that prolactin sparing atypical antipsychotics offer a new management strategy for antipsychotic induced hyperprolactinaemia.
  • Pain in the abdomen below the last rib especially while walking or lifting weight is called atypical angina.
  • Contrary to its name, atypical depression is one of the most prevalent forms of the disorder.
  • With his dark curly hair and atypical looks, he was cast as Shakespeare's Richard III.
  • Moreover, price trends have a political dimension, with rural inflation now atypically stronger than that in urban areas, potentially fuelling tensions over the widening wealth gap in the country.
  • We selected those cases in which the differential diagnosis included regenerative atypical hyperplasia versus esophageal carcinoma and cases of atypical regenerative hyperplasia that were mistaken for carcinoma.
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