/eksepθjoˈnal/
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Translation
exceptional
Word origin
From excepción ('exception'), from Latin exceptio, from excipere ('to take out'), from ex ('out') plus capere ('to take').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- exceptio
- English cognates
- exceptional, except
Grammar
Masc pluralexcepcionales
Examples
actuación .
It was an exceptional performance.
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She has an exceptional talent for music.
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Why is this wine so exceptional?
excepción.
Only in exceptional cases do we make an exception.
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What an exceptional day we have had!
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