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extraor·di·nary (ek strôrd′'n er′ē, ik-; -strôr′də ner′ē; also eks′trə ôrd′'n er′ē, -ôr′də ner′ē)
adjective
- not according to the usual custom or regular plan an extraordinary session of Congress
- going far beyond the ordinary degree, measure, limit, etc.; very unusual; exceptional; remarkable
- outside the regular staff; sent on a special errand; having special authority or responsibility a minister extraordinary
Etymology: ME extraordinari < L extraordinarius < extra ordinem, out of the usual order < extra + acc. of ordo, order
Related Forms:
- extraordinarily extraor′·di·nar′i·ly adverb
- extraordinariness extraor′·di·nar′i·ness noun
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Adjective complement with noun phrase
- see: This moment of crisis saw something extraordinary taking space.
Modifying Another Word
- quite: Quite extraordinary watches, at a very attractive price.
Infinitive complement
- see: It was extraordinary to see the amount of stuff that had been landed since the first American landing.
Modifies a noun
- rendition: On 8 December, I raised the issue of extraordinary rendition.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: To say that it is a form of trespass seems extraordinary.
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Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.
Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
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