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Definitions for extraordinary
ɪkˈstrɔr dnˌɛr i, ˌɛk strəˈɔr-ex·tra·or·di·na·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
extraordinaryadjective
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
"extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
extraordinary, over-the-top, sinfuladjective
far more than usual or expected
"an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"
extraordinary(p)adjective
(of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials
"an ambassador extraordinary"
Wiktionary
extraordinaryadjective
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual;
Etymology: Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem, "outside the order".
Webster Dictionary
Extraordinaryadjective
beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies
Extraordinaryadjective
exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary talents or grandeur
Extraordinaryadjective
employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as, an ambassador extraordinary
Extraordinarynoun
that which is extraordinary; -- used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success
Etymology: [L. extraordinarius; extra on the outside + ordinarius: cf. F. extraordinaire. See Ordinary.]
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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Extraordinary
eks-tror′di-nar-i, or eks-trä-or′-, adj. beyond ordinary: not usual or regular: wonderful: special or supernumerary, as 'physician extraordinary' in a royal household, and 'extraordinary professor' in a German university, both being inferior to the ordinary official.—n.pl. Extraor′dinaries, things that exceed the usual order, kind, or method.—adv. Extraor′dinarily.—n. Extraor′dinariness. [L. extra, outside, ordo—inis, order.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'extraordinary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3339
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'extraordinary' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4218
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'extraordinary' in Adjectives Frequency: #452
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of extraordinary in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of extraordinary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of extraordinary in a Sentence
And my experience has been that Nancy Pelosi knows how to do that, and she was an extraordinary partner for me throughout my presidency.
Readily people do not accept any ordinary to behave like an extraordinary unless and until some extraordinary but preferably wealthy approves him to be not ordinary.
It adds something to the performance. when Edgar Ramirez goes to those Biedermeier closets [in Versace’s bedroom], they were the same closets Versace spent a year building and they’ve been lovingly maintained. They were extraordinary.
We've had a 10 percent decline in six hours. That's simply extraordinary. And a vote to leave provides an existential crisis for Europe.
We’re launching this new brand with Blake Shelton, and I think that’s the exciting thing for our company, blake has been an artist who we have witnessed up close and personal for over 10 years now. We’ve watched his career go through this period, we’re friends with him and we have an extraordinary amount of regard for him.
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- استثنائيArabic
- необикновенBulgarian
- অলৌকিকBengali
- dreistordinalBreton
- extraordinariCatalan, Valencian
- neobyčejný, mimořádnýCzech
- außerordentlich, außergewöhnlichGerman
- eksterordinaraEsperanto
- extraordinarioSpanish
- خارق العادهPersian
- epätavallinen, kummallinen, erikoinenFinnish
- extraordinaireFrench
- extraordinarioGalician
- rendkívüliHungarian
- արտասովորArmenian
- straordinaria, straordinarioItalian
- יוצאת דופןHebrew
- 並外れる, 非凡, 傑出するJapanese
- 특별한Korean
- insolitus, eximus, extraordinariusLatin
- haraki, whakaharahara, autaiaMāori
- luar biasaMalay
- buitengewoonDutch
- ekstraordinærNorwegian
- extraordinárioPortuguese
- ieșit din comun, neobișnuit, extraordinarRomanian
- необычный, необычайный, экстраординарныйRussian
- extraordinärSwedish
- అసాధారణTelugu
- olağanüstü, fevkaladeTurkish
- 非凡Chinese
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