Odd

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·superl Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange.

II. Odd ·superl Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.

III. Odd ·superl Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.

IV. Odd ·superl Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.

V. Odd ·superl 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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