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extraordinary

adjective

  1. well beyond the normal, unexpected
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/ / /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔːɹdɪn(ə)ɹi/ / /ɪks.tɹɑːˈɔː.dɪn.nə.ɹiː/

adj

Etymology: From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.

  1. Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

    Except in extraordinary circumstances, […]

    Everybody knew I was an extraordinary person. When I was born my beard was three feet long.

  2. Remarkably good.

    an extraordinary poet

  3. Special or supernumerary.

    the physician extraordinary in a royal household

    an extraordinary professor in a German university

noun

Etymology: From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.

  1. Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.

    […] the sum that will probably be wanted for each head of service during the year: it is divided into the ordinary, and the extraordinaries.