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normalcy

Pronunciation: /ˈnɔɹməlsi/

The English word “normalcy” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The state of being geometrically normal, at a right angle.
  2. The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.

Etymology

From normal + -cy. The original sense was mathematical. The broader sense was popularized in the United States by its use by President Warren G. Harding.https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=normalcy

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