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excellence.

The quality of being excellent; brilliance

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛksələns/
  1. The quality of being excellent; brilliance

    uncountable · usually
    John Davies was awarded for excellence in the field of computer security.
  2. Something in which one excels.

    uncountable · usually
  3. An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English excellence, from Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia.

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