Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NORM'AL
NORM'AL, a. [L. normalis, from norma, a square, a rule.]
- According to square or rule; perpendicular; forming right angle.
- According to a rule or principle.
- Relating to rudiments or elements; teaching rudiment or first principles; as, normal schools in France.
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