/ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl/
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exceptional, outstanding
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Word origin
From exception, from Latin exceptio ('an excepting, a limitation'), with the suffix -el. English 'exceptional' has the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- exceptio
- English cognates
- exception, exceptional
Grammar
Examples
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She has an exceptional talent for languages.
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The shop is opening this Sunday as a special one-off.
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We spent an outstanding evening.
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This wine of exceptional quality nevertheless costs little.
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Exceptional measures were taken because of the storm.
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