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excellence
[ ek-suh-luhns ]
/ ËÉk sÉ lÉns /
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noun
the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence: his excellence in mathematics.
an excellent quality or feature: Use of herbs is one of the excellences of French cuisine.
(usually initial capital letter) excellency (def. 1).
OTHER WORDS FOR excellence
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OTHER WORDS FROM excellence
su·per·ex·cel·lence, nounWords nearby excellence
exceed, exceedance, exceeding, exceedingly, excel, excellence, excellency, excellent, excelsior, Excelsior Springs, except
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British Dictionary definitions for excellence
excellence
/ (ËÉksÉlÉns) /
noun
the state or quality of excelling or being exceptionally good; extreme merit; superiority
an action, characteristic, feature, etc, in which a person excels
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