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strange

/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/

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noun

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's strange and performed tests. "

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verb

To alienate; to estrange.

Examples :

"His boss's strict rules strangely alienated him from the other employees. "

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verb

To be estranged or alienated.

Examples :

"My brother strangely distanced himself from the family after the argument. "

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verb

To wonder; to be astonished (at something).

Examples :

"I strange at how quiet the library was today; it's usually so busy. "

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adjective

Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary.

Examples :

"He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter."

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adjective

Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.

Examples :

"I moved to a strange town when I was ten."

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adjective

Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.

Examples :

"The particle emitted a strange quark, a fundamental subatomic particle. "

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adjective

Of an attractor: having a fractal structure.

Examples :

"The weather patterns in our computer model showed a strange attractor, with its fractal structure making the predicted storms very unpredictable. "

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adjective

Belonging to another country; foreign.

Examples :

"The foreign student found the school cafeteria's food quite strange. "

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adjective

Reserved; distant in deportment.

Examples :

"My aunt was always rather strange in social situations; she kept a distance from everyone and rarely spoke much. "

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adjective

Backward; slow.

Examples :

"My grandfather's pace was strange; he walked very slowly. "

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Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.

Examples :

"My new neighbor seemed strange at first; she never smiled and always wore dark clothes. "

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Not belonging to one.

Examples :

"My neighbor's cat has a strange coat color; it's not like any other cat I've seen in the neighborhood. "

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