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ex·traor·di·nar·y

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–adjective

1.	beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established: extraordinary costs.

2.	exceptional in character, amount, extent, degree, etc.; noteworthy; remarkable: extraordinary speed; an extraordinary man.

3.	(of an official, employee, etc.) outside of or additional to the ordinary staff; having a special, often temporary task or responsibility: minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME extraordinarie < L extrāordinārius beyond what is ordinary. See extra-, ordinary

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—Related forms

ex·traor·di·nar·i·ly

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ex·traor·di·nar·i·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. inordinate. 2. uncommon, singular, rare, phenomenal, special, signal.

—Antonyms 1, 2. common, usual.

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ex·traor·di·nar·y Audio Help (ĭk-strôr'dn-ěr'ē, ěk'strə-ôr'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Beyond what is ordinary or usual: extraordinary authority.
Highly exceptional; remarkable: an extraordinary achievement.
Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion: a minister extraordinary; an extraordinary professor.

[Middle English extraordinarie, from Latin extraōrdinārius : extrā, outside; see extra- + ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see order.]

ex·traor'di·nar'i·ly (-dn-âr'ə-lē) adv.

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