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English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

  1. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
  2. :What an exceptional flower!
  3. Better than the average; superior due to rarity.
  4. :The quality of the beer was exceptional.


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Translations

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  • Russian: {{t|ru|исключительный|tr=iskl'učít'el’nyj|sc=Cyrl}}
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  • Russian: {{t|ru|исключительный|tr=iskl'učít'el’nyj|sc=Cyrl}}

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Exceptional \Ex*cep"tion*al\, a. [Cf. F. exceptionnel.]
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence,
better than the average; superior. --Lyell.
[1913 Webster]

This particular spot had exceptional advantages.
--Jowett (Th.
)
-- Ex*cep"tion*al*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet exceptional
adj 1: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of
exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory";
"olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy";
"the young Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: exceeding,
olympian, prodigious, surpassing]
2: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid
especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a
matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special
occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's
so special about the year 2000?" [syn: especial(a), particular(a),
special]
3: deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability;
used especially of children below normal in intelligence;
"special educational provisions for exceptional children"
[syn: exceptional(a)]
Moby Dictionary
aberrant , abnormal , absolute , anomalous , appalling , astonishing ,
beguiling , bewildering , celebrated , certain , concrete , conspicuous ,
crank , crankish , cranky , crotchety , deficient , defined , definite ,
detailed , determinate , deviant , deviative , different , distinct ,
distinguished , divergent , dotty , eccentric , egregious , eminent ,
enigmatic , erratic , esoteric , especial , esteemed , estimable ,
ethnocentric , excellent , excluding , exclusive , exclusory , express ,
extraordinary , fabulous , fantastic , fascinating , fey , fixed , flaky ,
formidable , freakish , funny , gifted , good , handicapped , idiocratic ,
idiosyncratic , inadmissible , incomprehensible , inconceivable ,
incredible , indescribable , individual , ineffable , infrequent ,
inner , insular , intimate , irregular , kinky , kooky , legendary ,
maggoty , marked , marvelous , memorable , minute , miraculous ,
mythical , narrow , noble , notable , noteworthy , noticeable , nutty ,
odd , oddball , of mark , outlandish , outstanding , parochial ,
particular , passing strange , peculiar , personal , phenomenal ,
portentous , precise , preclusive , premium , prescriptive ,
prestigious , preventive , private , prodigious , prohibitive ,
prominent , puzzling , queer , quirky , rare , remarkable , rememberable ,
reputable , respective , restrictive , salient , scarce , screwball ,
screwy , seclusive , segregative , select , selective , sensational ,
separative , several , signal , singular , snobbish , solipsistic ,
special , specific , strange , striking , stupefying , stupendous ,
superior , talented , telling , twisted , uncommon , unconventional ,
uncustomary , unexampled , unforgettable , unheard-of , unimaginable ,
unique , unnatural , unordinary , unparalleled , unprecedented ,
unspeakable , unthinkable , unusual , unwonted , wacky , whimsical ,
wonderful , wondrous , xenophobic


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