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Normal Returned Noun Bre ˈnɔːml ˈnɔːrml Above/Below Things

Word normal
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈnɔːml / NAmE / ˈnɔːrml /
Example
  • above/below normal
  • things soon returned to normal.
  • after a week of festivities, life returned to normal.
  • his pulse rate had slowed to somewhere near normal.
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normal

(noun)BrE / ˈnɔːml / NAmE / ˈnɔːrml /
  1. the usual or average state, level or standard
    • above/below normal
    • Things soon returned to normal.
  2. a situation that used to be unusual but is now what you should expect
    • This is not a temporary blip—this is the new normal.
    • Scientists say these weather patterns could be the new normal for Florida.

    Extra Examples

    • After a week of festivities, life returned to normal.
    • His pulse rate had slowed to somewhere near normal.
    • Sales to December are well below normal.
    • The rainfall has been above normal for the time of year.

    Word Origin

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