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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Odd \Odd\ ([o^]d), a. [Compar. Odder ([o^]d"[~e]r); superl.
     Oddest.] [OE. odde, fr. Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a
     triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or
     point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel.
     oddr point, point of a weapon, Sw. udda odd, udd point, Dan.
     od, AS. ord, OHG. ort, G. ort place (cf. E. point, for change
     of meaning).]
     1. Not paired with another, or remaining over after a
        pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd
        shoe; an odd glove.
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     2. Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of
        being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7,
        9, 11, etc., are odd numbers.
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              I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. --Shak.
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     3. Left over after a definite round number has been taken or
        mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a
        specified number; extra.
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              Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was
              made, it was destroyed in a deluge.   --T. Burnet.
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              There are yet missing of your company
              Some few odd lads that you remember not. --Shak.
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     4. Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence,
        occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd
        trifles.
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     5. Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular;
        peculiar; unique; strange. ``An odd action.'' --Shak. ``An
        odd expression.'' --Thackeray.
  
     Syn: extraordinary; queer.
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                The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is,
                in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius. --Ascham.
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                Patients have sometimes coveted odd things.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
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                Locke's Essay would be a very odd book for a man
                to make himself master of, who would get a
                reputation by critical writings.    --Spectator.
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     Syn: Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary;
          strange; queer; eccentric; whimsical; fantastical;
          droll; comical. See Quaint.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Odd \Odd\, a. [Compar. Odder; superl. Oddest.] [OE. odde,
     fr.Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a triangle, an odd number
     (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle),
     orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. oddr point, point of a
     weapon, Sw. udda odd, udd point, Dan. od, AS. ord, OHG. ort,
     G. ort place (cf. E. point, for change of meaning).]
     1. Not paired with another, or remaining over after a
        pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd
        shoe; an odd glove.
  
     2. Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of
        being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7,
        9, 11, etc., are odd numbers.
  
              I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. --Shak.
  
     3. Left over after a definite round number has been taken or
        mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a
        specified number; extra.
  
              Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was
              made, it was destroyed in a deluge.   --T. Burnet.
  
              There are yet missing of your company Some few odd
              lads that you remember not.           --Shak.
  
     4. Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence,
        occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd
        trifles.
  
     5. Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular;
        peculiar; unique; strange. ``An odd action.'' --Shak. ``An
        odd expression.'' --Thackeray.
  
              The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is, in
              my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius.    --Ascham.
  
              Patients have sometimes coveted odd things.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
  
              Locke's Essay would be a very odd book for a man to
              make himself master of, who would get a reputation
              by critical writings.                 --Spectator.
  
     Syn: Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary;
          strange; queer; eccentric, whimsical; fantastical;
          droll; comical. See Quaint.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  oddest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: odd)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  oddest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: odd)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  oddest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: odd)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  oddest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: odd)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  oddest
     Englanti a.
     (en-a-taivm o dd est)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  oddest
     Engelska a.
     (böjning en adj odd)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Oddest /ˈɒdɪst/
  شاذّ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  oddest /ˈɒdɪst/ 
  nejneobvyklejší

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɑdəst/


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