exceptional

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/

Adjective

exceptional

1. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.

   What an exceptional flower!

2. Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.

   The quality of the beer was exceptional.

3. (geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.

   an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:excellent
• egregious (most often used negatively, however)

Antonyms

• (forming an exception) ordinary, categorical, common, general, usual
• (superior due to exception or rarity) ordinary, mediocre, commonplace

Translations

• German: außergewöhnlich
• Italian: eccezionale
• Portuguese: excepcional
• Russian: исключи́тельный
• Spanish: excepcional

Translations

• French: exceptionnel
• German: außergewöhnlich
• Italian: eccezionale
• Portuguese: excepcional
• Russian: исключи́тельный
• Spanish: excepcional

Noun

exceptional (plural exceptionals)

1. An exception, or something having an exceptional value

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