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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
extraordinary
/ɪksˈtɹɔː(ɹ)dɪnəɹi/
noun1 of 2
beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- “Every page of this book is an extraordinary chess lesson.”Tatoeba
- “Extraordinary things never happen in simple and ordinary ways.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)