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extraordinary.

Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪkˈstɹɔːdɪn(ə)ɹi/UK/ˌɛkstɹəˈɔːɹdɪn(ə)ɹi/UK/ɪkˈstɹɔɹdɪnɛɹi/Canada, US/ɪks.tɹɑːˈɔː.dɪn.nə.ɹiː/Hong-Kong
  1. Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

    Except in extraordinary circumstances, […]
  2. Remarkably good.

    an extraordinary poet
  3. Special or supernumerary.

    the physician extraordinary in a royal household
    an extraordinary professor in a German university
Where this word comes from

From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.

noun/ɪkˈstɹɔːdɪn(ə)ɹi/UK/ˌɛkstɹəˈɔːɹdɪn(ə)ɹi/UK/ɪkˈstɹɔɹdɪnɛɹi/Canada, US/ɪks.tɹɑːˈɔː.dɪn.nə.ɹiː/Hong-Kong
  1. Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.

Where this word comes from

From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.

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