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UK
/ɛkstɹˈɔːdɪnəɹi/
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[ US /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔɹdəˌnɛɹi, ɪkˈstɹɔɹdəˌnɛɹi/ ]
[ US /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔɹdəˌnɛɹi, ɪkˈstɹɔɹdəˌnɛɹi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials
an ambassador extraordinary -
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
enjoyed extraordinary popularity
an extraordinary achievement
an extraordinary capacity for work
an extraordinary session of the legislature
extraordinary authority
her extraordinary beauty -
far more than usual or expected
an extraordinary desire for approval
it was an over-the-top experience
How To Use extraordinary In A Sentence
- Known as far back as 400 B.C.E. Greece, comfrey is an extraordinary plant whose name derives from the Latin conferva, meaning "water plant healer. Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles
- The second is the gender division of work, she says, looking at the larger issue of why first generation schoolgoers in particular require an extraordinary amount of care and attention.
- She described at last with extraordinary clearness, which is so often seen, though only for a moment, in such overwrought states, how Ivan had been nearly driven out of his mind during the last two months trying to save “the monster and murderer,” his brother. The Brothers Karamazov
- Ratzinger exercised extraordinary ‘thought-control’ in deciding which works of theologians were orthodox and which were verboten.
- That, and his extraordinary capacity for self-sacrificing friendship, loyalty and sweet-natured nannying, have been his quadruple of acclaimed lifetime's high-lights.
- Bley plays acoustic piano in duo with Steve Swallow, and their rapport projects extraordinary warmth on this delightful album.
- So extraordinary is this fact that we shall approach it from sev-eral perspectives to try to bring its enormity within our grasp.
- We call for the immediate return to democratic institutions, to convoke an extraordinary session of the General Assembly (GA), to defend institutions in Honduras. Laura Carlsen: Live Blog: OAS Session on Honduran Coup
- These small, bushy plants literally bloom nonstop with an extraordinary abundance of petite flowers.
- an extraordinary session of the legislature