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ex⋅cel⋅lence

  [ek-suh-luhns]
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–noun
1. the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence: his excellence in mathematics.
2. an excellent quality or feature: Use of herbs is one of the excellences of French cuisine.
3. (usually initial capital letter) excellency (def. 1).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF < L excellentia. See excel, -ence

Synonyms:
1. preeminence, transcendence, distinction. 2. merit, virtue.

Antonyms:
2. inferiority.

ex⋅cel⋅len⋅cy

  [ek-suh-luhn-see]
–noun, plural -cies.
1. (usually initial capital letter) Also, Excellence. a title of honor given to certain high officials, as governors, ambassadors, and Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops (prec. by his, your, etc.).
2. (usually initial capital letter) a person so entitled.
3. (usually initial capital letter) the title of the Governor General of Canada while in office.
4. Usually, excellencies. excellent qualities or features.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME excellencie < L excellentia. See excellent, -ency
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ex·cel·lence   (ěk'sə-ləns)   
n.  
  1. The state, quality, or condition of excelling; superiority.
  2. Something in which one excels.
  3. Excellence Excellency.
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Excellence

Ex"cel*lence\, n. [F. excellence, L. excellentia.]

1. The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.

Consider first that great Or bright infers not excellence. --Milton.

2. An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue.

With every excellence refined. --Beattie.

3. A title of honor or respect; -- more common in the form excellency.

I do greet your excellence With letters of commission from the king. --Shak.

Syn: Superiority; pre["e]minence; perfection; worth; goodness; purity; greatness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : excellence
Spanish: excelencia,
German: die Vortrefflichkeit,
Japanese: 優秀さ
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