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<p><b>1.</b> <def>A wandering; a roving; esp., a roving in quest of adventures.</def>

<i>Addison.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The employment of a knight-errant.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

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<hw>Er*ra"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>See <er>Erratum</er>.</def>

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<hw>Er*rat"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>erraticus</ets>, fr. <ets>errare</ets> to wander: cf. F. <ets>erratique</ets>. See <er>Err</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars.</def>

<blockquote>The earth and each <b>erratic</b> world. <i>Blackmore.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; <as>as, <ex>erratic</ex> conduct</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Irregular; changeable.</def> "<i>Erratic</i> fever."

<i>Harvey.</i>

<cs><mcol><col>Erratic blocks</col>, <col>gravel, etc.</col></mcol> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes.</cd> -- <col>Erratic phenomena</col>, <cd>the phenomena which relate to transported materials on the earth's surface.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Er*rat"ic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.</def>

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<p><b>2.</b> <def>A rogue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Cockeram.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder.</def>

<note>&hand; In the plural the term is applied especially to the loose gravel and stones on the earth's surface, including what is called <i>drift</i>.</note>

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<hw>Er*rat"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Erratic.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Er*rat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Er*rat"ic*al*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

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<hw>Er*ra"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>erratio</ets>. See <er>Err</er>.]</ety> <def>A wandering; a roving about.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Cockeram.</i>

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