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| 1. | [ adjective ] conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal | |
| Examples: | "serve wine at normal room temperature" "normal diplomatic relations" "normal working hours" "normal word order" "the normal course of events" |
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| Related terms: | abnormal average connatural modal natural median regular typical standard sane normalcy normality | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] in accordance with scientific laws | |
| Related terms: | paranormal | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (geometry) forming a right angle | |
| Related terms: | geometry perpendicular | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (psychology) being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development | |
| Examples: | "a perfectly normal child" "of normal intelligence" "the most normal person I've ever met" |
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| Related terms: | abnormal psychology | |
| 5. | [ noun ] something regarded as a normative example | |
| Synonyms: | rule pattern convention formula | |
| Examples: | "the convention of not naming the main character" "violence is the rule not the exception" "his formula for impressing visitors" |
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| Related terms: | practice code_of_conduct mores formularize | |
| Similar spelling: |
normally normalcy normalize normality normalise |
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