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exceptional

/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/

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What does exceptional mean?

adjective

  1. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
  2. Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
  3. Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
More meanings (2)

adjective

  1. Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.

noun

  1. An exception, or something having an exceptional value

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Like exceptional emphasis in the tone of a genius, that which would have made mediocrity ridiculous was an addition to recognized power.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
These exceptional individuals were capable of thinking more vigorously, of feeling more deeply, and of expressing themselves more forcibly than we are.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
More book examples (3)
Among the numerous species in both land and water fauna, only a very few are exceptional and turn from right to left.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the SpiderTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #1887
Audubon mentions having seen it in Maine at the end of October, but this specimen surely must have been an exceptional laggard.
Neltje BlanchanBird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our HomesProject Gutenberg ebook #1889
I have observed since that people are quite as apt to agree upon the marvelous and the exceptional as upon simple facts.
Charles Dudley WarnerThe Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2671