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Noun: normalcy  nor-mul-see
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: normality)
  1. Expectedness as a consequence of being usual, regular or common
    "They longed for a return to normalcy after the disaster";
    - normality
     
  2. Being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
    "The patient's test results showed a return to normalcy";
    - normality

Derived forms: normalcies

See also: abnormal, normal, unnatural

Type of: condition, expectedness, status

Antonym: abnormalcy [US]

Encyclopedia: Normalcy