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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
absurd/əbˈsɜːd/
▶adjective highly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
– derivatives
absurdity noun (pl. absurdities),
absurdly adverb.
– origin C16: from L. absurdus ‘out of tune’, hence ‘irrational’; rel. to surdus ‘deaf, dull’.



'absurd' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "absurd" in the title:
absurd / ridiculous
absurd dashes at it
But it were absurd to pause in the detail of my extravagance.
It's absurd/an absurdity BUT It's comfortable, NOT It's a comfort
No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp,
Theatre of the Absurd - concrete stage images
This conversation through the door is absurd

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