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Definition of stray noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stray

noun
 
/streɪ/
 
/streɪ/
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  1. an animal that has got lost or separated from its owner or that has no owner
  2. a person or thing that is not in the right place or is separated from others of the same kind see also waif
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Anglo-Norman French and Old French estrayer (verb), Anglo-Norman French strey (noun), partly from astray.
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