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/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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This word is part of lesson 42.