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extraordinary

[ ik-strawr-dn-er-ee, ek-struh-awr- ]

adjective

  1. beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established:

    extraordinary costs.

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  2. exceptional in character, amount, extent, degree, etc.; noteworthy; remarkable:

    extraordinary speed;

    an extraordinary man.

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  3. (of an official, employee, etc.) outside of or additional to the ordinary staff; having a special, often temporary task or responsibility:

    minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary.



extraordinary

/ 瑟k藞str蓴藧d蓹nr瑟; -d蓹n蓹r瑟 /

adjective

  1. very unusual, remarkable, or surprising
  2. not in an established manner, course, or order
  3. employed for particular events or purposes
  4. usually postpositive (of an official, etc) additional or subordinate to the usual one

    a minister extraordinary

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 别虫藞迟谤补辞谤诲颈苍补谤颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 别虫藞迟谤补辞谤诲颈苍补谤颈濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 别虫路迟谤补辞谤路诲颈路苍补谤路颈路濒测 [ik-strawr-dn-, air, -, uh, -lee, ek-str, uh, -awr-], adverb
  • 别虫路迟谤补辞谤顎僤颈路苍补谤顎卛路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍顎卐虫路迟谤补辞谤顎僤颈路苍补谤顎厃 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of extraordinary1

First recorded in 1425鈥75; late Middle English extraordinarie, from Latin 别虫迟谤腻辞谤诲颈苍腻谤颈耻蝉 鈥渂eyond ordinary,鈥 equivalent to extra- + ordinary
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of extraordinary1

C15: from Latin 别虫迟谤补辞谤诲颈苍腻谤颈耻蝉 beyond what is usual; see ordinary
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Example Sentences

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His development after pitching just 11 innings last season is extraordinary.

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鈥淚n the years after the copter crash, I have maintained an extraordinary sense of gratitude on steroids,鈥 she says.

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Well-known presenters, for example, can wield extraordinary influence, as well as behind-the-scenes editors and managers.

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The former is the place where at the start of this month, with an extraordinary chart and questionable equation, President Trump took on the world with his so-called "reciprocal tariffs".

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When you read the script, you knew that there was potential there for it to be something extraordinary.

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