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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOdd
/ɒd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not divisible by two evenly; being a number such as 1, 3, or 5.
"Three and five are odd numbers." - 2
Different from what is usual or expected; strange or peculiar.
"She heard an odd noise coming from the basement."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse 'oddi', meaning a triangle, point, or third number in addition to a pair. By the 14th century, the meaning evolved in Middle English to describe an uneven number (not divisible by two), and subsequently expanded to mean strange, occasional, or leftover.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Odd" is said worldwide
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impair
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pɛʁ
"Sept est un nombre impair."
ungerade
Transliteration: ˈʊnɡəˌʁaːdə
"Drei ist eine ungerade Zahl."
dispari
Transliteration: ˈdispari
"Il numero cinque è dispari."
impar
Transliteration: imˈpaɾ
"El tres es un número impar."
ímpar
Transliteration: ˈĩpaɾ
"O número sete é ímpar."
विषम
Transliteration: visham
"तीन एक विषम संख्या है।"
奇数
Transliteration: qíshù
"三是一个奇数。"
홀수
Transliteration: holsu
"삼은 홀수입니다."
奇数
Transliteration: kisuu
"3は奇数です。"
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