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Exceptional (adjective)
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
“What an exceptional flower!”
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Exceptional (adjective)
Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
“The quality of the beer was exceptional.”
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Exceptional (adjective)
Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
“an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor”
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Exceptional (noun)
An exception, or something having an exceptional value
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Extraordinary (adjective)
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
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Extraordinary (adjective)
Remarkably good.
“an extraordinary poet”
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Extraordinary (adjective)
Special or supernumerary.
“the physician extraordinary in a royal household”
“an extraordinary professor in a German university”
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Extraordinary (noun)
Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
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Exceptional (adjective)
unusual; not typical
“late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances”
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Exceptional (adjective)
unusually good; outstanding
“a child of exceptional ability”
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Exceptional (noun)
an item in a company’s accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.
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Extraordinary (adjective)
very unusual or remarkable
“it is extraordinary that no consultation took place”
“the extraordinary plumage of the male”
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Extraordinary (adjective)
unusually great
“young children need extraordinary amounts of attention”
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Extraordinary (adjective)
(of a meeting) specially convened
“an extraordinary session of the Congress”
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Extraordinary (adjective)
(of an official) specially employed in addition to the usual staff
“an Ambassador Extraordinary”
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Extraordinary (noun)
an item in a company’s accounts not arising from its normal activities.