Anomalies Glossary: A

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Most of these definitions are from the Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1981); the rest are mine.

If there is a word or phrase related to anomalous phenomena that is not in this glossary that you want defined or added, drop me a note at chris@anomal.com and I'll add it to the glossary as soon as possible.

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"abominable snowman"

YETI

"animal magnetism"

MESMERISM

anomalous

deviating from a general rule, method or analogy; not conformable to established or accepted conceptions of fitness or harmonious combination.

anomaly

the state or fact of being out of place, out of true, or out of a normal or expected position; deviation from the normal rule. Also a name for an object or event that is anomalous. Plural:

anomalies

apparition

someone or something unusual or unexpected that appears; a

supernatural

apport

the motion or production of a physical object during a

s�ance

augury

divination

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