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excellence definition
ex·cel·lence (ek′sə ləns)
noun
- the fact or condition of excelling; superiority; surpassing goodness, merit, etc.
- something in which a person or thing excels; particular virtue
- excellency
Etymology: ME < OFr < L excellentia < prp. of excellere
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