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< extraordinaire

extrapolate >

ex·traor·di·nar·y

(

k-strôr

dn-

str

-ôr

-) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

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.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English extraordinarie, from Latin extrardinrius : extr, outside ; see extra- + rd, rdin-, order ; see order

OTHER FORMS:
ex·traordi·nari·ly (-dn-âr

-l

) KEY (Adverb)

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