EXTRAORDINARY
\ɛkstɹˈɔːdɪnəɹi], \ɛkstɹˈɔːdɪnəɹi], \ɛ_k_s_t_ɹ_ˈɔː_d_ɪ_n_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of EXTRAORDINARY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"
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(of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador extraordinary"
By Princeton University
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far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"
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(of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador extraordinary"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.
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Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary talents or grandeur.
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Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as, an ambassador extraordinary.
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That which is extraordinary; - used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success.
By Oddity Software
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Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.
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Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary talents or grandeur.
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Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as, an ambassador extraordinary.
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That which is extraordinary; - used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Beyond or out of the common order; exceeding the common degree or measure; remarkable; rare; wonderful; special; sent for a special purpose or on a particular occasion.
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Anything extraordinary.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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