| Definitions | noun See odds
- (defn, English)
adjective
- strange, unusual.
- (arithmetic) (no comparative or superlative) Not divisible by two.
- (rare) But for the odd exception.
- left over, remaining when the rest have been grouped
- I'm the one out.
- casual, irregular.
- He's only worked jobs.
- (in combination with a number) about, approximately.
- There were thirty- people in the room.
Translations: - Dutch: bij benadering(nl), ongeveer(nl)
- French: í peu près(fr)
- German: ungerade(de)
- Italian: dispari m, f and plural
- Spanish: impar(es)
Etymology: Old Norse oddi (third or additional number), which comes from oddr (point of a weapon) via an intermediate meaning of "triangle". The original meaning is "left over".
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