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weird / wi(ə)rd/ • adj. suggesting something supernatural; uncanny: the weird crying of a seal. ∎ inf. very strange; bizarre: a weird coincidence all sorts of weird and wonderful characters. ∎ archaic connected with fate.• n. archaic, chiefly Scot. a person's destiny.• v. [tr.] (weird someone out) inf. induce a sense of disbelief or alienation in someone.DERIVATIVES: weird·ly adv.weird·ness n.

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