/ɪkˈstrɔːdɪnəri/
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Translation
So special or so unusual that it is far beyond normal.
Word origin
From Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem, meaning outside the normal order.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- extra ordinem
- English cognates
- ordinary, order
Examples
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It means far better or far more unusual than normal.
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Here it means very strange and surprising.
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Extraordinary is the opposite of ordinary.
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