exceptional
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/
The English word “exceptional” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
- Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
- Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
- Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
noun
Etymology
From exception + -al.
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