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   normal

   /ˈnɔːml/

   adjective

   • 1. conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected: "it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food" Similar usualstandardtypicalstockcommonordinarycustomaryconventionalhabitualaccustomedexpectedwontedeverydayregularroutineday-to-daydailyestablishedsettledsetfixedtraditionalquotidianprevailingordinaryaveragerun-of-the-millstandardtypicalmiddle-of-the-roadcommonconventionalmainstreamunremarkableunexceptionalplainsimplehomelyhomespunworkadaygarden-varietyinformal:bog-standardvanillaplain vanillaa dime a dozencommon or gardenorneryOpposite unusualabnormal
   • ▪ (of a person) physically and mentally healthy: "until her accident Louise had been a perfectly normal little girl" Similar sanein one's right mindright in the headof sound mindin possession of all one's facultiesable to think/reason clearlylucidrationalcoherentbalancedwell balancedcompos mentisinformal:all thereOpposite insaneirrational
   • 2. (of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles: technical "a single plane of symmetry with a diad axis normal to it"
   • 3. (of a salt solution) containing the same salt concentration as the blood: "dilute the stock solution with sterile water or normal saline"
   • ▪ (of a solution) containing one gram-equivalent of solute per litre. dated
   • 4. denoting a fault or faulting in which a relative downward movement occurred in the strata situated on the upper side of the fault plane.

   noun

   • 1. the usual, typical, or expected state or condition: "her temperature was above normal"
   • ▪ a person who is conventional or healthy. informal
   • 2. a line at right angles to a given line or surface: technical "the view is along the normal to the surface"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘right-angled’): from Latin normalis, from norma ‘carpenter's square’ (see norm). Current senses date from the early 19th century.

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   Where does the word normal come from?

   • The word normal comes from a Latin word normalis, which described something made with a carpenter's square. Something built this way would be normed to have angles that were perfectly aligned and fit a general pattern. This meaning eventually gave us the broader sense of fitting a pattern, standard, or average.

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   • Definition of normal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary typical, usual or ordinary; what you would expect Her temperature is normal. They are just quiet, normal people. it is normal (for somebody) to do something It's normal to feel tired after such a long trip. It is now regarded as normal for women to work outside the home.

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   adjective. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal. “ normal diplomatic relations”. “ normal working hours”. “ normal word order”. “ normal curiosity”. “the normal course of events”. synonyms: average, mean.

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