Normal

/ˈnɔːrməl/ adjective; noun

Adjective: usual, typical, or expected. Noun: a standard or pattern that is usual in a group or situation.

From Latin “normalis,” meaning “made according to a carpenter’s square,” from “norma,” a tool for making right angles. It shifted from meaning “at a right angle” to “conforming to a standard,” and then to “usual.”

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