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ex⋅cel⋅lent

  [ek-suh-luhnt]
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1. possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; remarkably good.
2. Archaic. extraordinary; superior.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L excellent- (s. of excellēns), prp. of excellere to excel; see -ent

Related forms:
ex⋅cel⋅lent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. worthy, estimable, choice, fine, first-rate, prime, admirable.

Antonyms:
1. inferior.
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ex·cel·lent   (ěk'sə-lənt)   
adj.  
  1. Of the highest or finest quality; exceptionally good of its kind.
  2. Archaic Superior.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin excellēns, excellent-, present participle of excellere, to excel; see excel.]
ex'cel·lent·ly adv.
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Excellent

Ex"cel*lent\, a. [F. excellent, L. excellens, -entis, p. pr. of excellere. See Excel.]

1. Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action.

To love . . . What I see excellent in good or fair. --Milton.

2. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; -- used with words of a bad significance. [Obs. or Ironical] "An excellent hypocrite." --Hume.

Their sorrows are most excellent. --Beau. & Fl.

Syn: Worthy; choice; prime; valuable; select; exquisite; transcendent; admirable; worthy.

Excellent

Ex"cel*lent\, adv. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] "This comes off well and excellent." --Shak.
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Language Translation for : excellent
Spanish: excelente,
German: ausgezeichnet,
Japanese: 優秀な
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excellent 
c.1340 (implied in excellently), from O.Fr. excellent, from L. excellentem (nom. excellens), prp. of excellere (see excel). First record of excellency "high rank" is c.1200; as a title of honor it dates from c.1325.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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