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oddment

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Noun

  1. A part of something that is [[left over]], such as a piece of cloth.
  2. Something that does not [[match]] the things it is with or cannot easily be [[categorize|categorized]]; a [[miscellaneous]] [[item]].
  3. {{lb|en|commerce}} An [[item]] that was originally part of a set but is sold [[individually]]; an [[excess]] item of stock.<ref>N. H. Mager, ''Prentice Hall Encyclopedic Dictionary of English Usage,'' 1993, p.{{nbsp}}263: “'''oddment''' part of a broken set.”<sup>[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780131571655_0]</sup></ref>
  4. A person who does not [[fit in]] with others or is considered to be [[strange]] in some way.<ref>Bryham Kirkby, ''Lakeland Words: A Collection of Dialect Words and Phrases, as Used in Cumberland and Westmorland,'' Kendal: T. Wilson, 1898, p.{{nbsp}}109: “<small>ODDMENT</small>—One slightly defective in mental power.”<sup>[https://archive.org/details/lakelandwordsac00kirkgoog/page/n128]</sup></ref>
  5. A [[varied]] [[collection]] (''of'' items).
  6. A [[remain]]ing number or amount (after a calculation).
  7. Something [[strange]] or [[unusual]].

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