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A*nom"a*lous (&?;), a. [L. anomalus, Gr. &?; uneven, irregular; 'an priv. + &?; even, &?; same. See Same, and cf. Abnormal.] Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.

A*nom"a*lous*ly, adv. In an anomalous manner.

A*nom"a*lous*ness, n. Quality of being anomalous.

A*nom"a*ly (&?;), n.; pl. Anomalies (&?;). [L. anomalia, Gr. &?;. See Anomalous.] 1. Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.

We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various anomalies and contending principles that are found in the minds and affairs of men. Burke.

As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater anomaly in nature than a bird that can not fly. Darwin.

2. (Astron.) (a) The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion, as seen from the sun. This is the true anomaly. The eccentric anomaly is a corresponding angle at the center of the elliptic orbit of the planet. The mean anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planet's angular motion were uniform. (b) The angle measuring apparent irregularities in the motion of a planet.

3. (Nat. Hist.) Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type.

||A*no"mi*a (&?;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; irregular; 'a priv. + no'mos law.] (Zoöl.) A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.

An`o*moph"yl*lous (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; irregular + &?; leaf.] (Bot.) Having leaves irregularly placed.

{ ||An`o*mu"ra (&?;), ||An`o*mou"ra (&?;), } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; lawless + &?; tail.] (Zoöl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example.

{ An`o*mu"ral (&?;), An`o*mu"ran (&?;), } a. Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; as, the anomural crustaceans. [Written also anomoural, anomouran.]

An`o*mu"ran, n. (Zoöl.) One of the Anomura.

An"o*my (&?;), n. [Gr. &?;. See Anomia.] Disregard or violation of law. [R.] Glanvill.

A*non" (&?;), adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. on in + n one. See On and One.] 1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.]

The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Matt. xiii. 20.

2. Soon; in a little while.

As it shall better appear anon. Stow.

3. At another time; then; again.

Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright. Shak.

Anon right, at once; right off. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Ever and anon, now and then; frequently; often.

A pouncet box, which ever and anon He gave his nose. Shak.

||A*no"na, n. [NL. Cf. Ananas.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order Anonaceæ, including the soursop.

An`o*na"ceous, a. Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc.

An"o*nym (&?;), n. [F. anonyme. See Anonymous.] 1. One who is anonymous; also sometimes used for "pseudonym."

2. A notion which has no name, or which can not be expressed by a single English word. [R.] J. R. Seeley.

An`o*nym"i*ty, n. The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness; also, that which anonymous. [R.]

He rigorously insisted upon the rights of anonymity. Carlyle.