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/ɛk.si.tɑ̃/

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Translation

exciting, thrilling

Word origin

The present participle of exciter, from Latin excitare ('to rouse, to call out'). It hardened into an adjective in its own right.

Origin
Latin
Root
excitare
English cognates
exciting, excite

Grammar

Feminineexcitante
Masc pluralexcitants
Fem pluralexcitantes

Examples

.

This trip is going to be really exciting.

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She finds the news very exciting.

' ' .

There is nothing exciting about this job.

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The first few days were thrilling.

C' , .

It is an exciting project, but a hard one.

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This word is part of lesson 47.