extraordinary

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɪksˈtɹɔː(ɹ)dɪnəɹi/, /ɪksˈtɹɔː(ɹ)dɪnɹi/, /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnəɹi/, /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnɹi/

Adjective

extraordinary

1. Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
2. Remarkably good.

   an extraordinary poet

3. Special or supernumerary.

   the physician extraordinary in a royal household

   an extraordinary professor in a German university

Synonyms

• exceptional
• unparalleled
• noteworthy
• outstanding

Antonyms

• everyday, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

Translations

• French: extraordinaire
• German: außerordentlich, außergewöhnlich
• Italian: straordinario, straordinaria, eccezionale, fantastico, impareggiabile, ineguagliabile, fuori dal comune
• Portuguese: extraordinário, extraordinária
• Russian: необы́чный
• Spanish: extraordinario

Noun

extraordinary (plural extraordinaries)

1. Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
   • 1787, The New Annual Register

     […] the sum that will probably be wanted for each head of service during the year: it is divided into the ordinary, and the extraordinaries.

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