excellence
Americannoun
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the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence.
his excellence in mathematics.
- Synonyms:
- distinction, transcendence, preeminence
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an excellent quality or feature.
Use of herbs is one of the excellences of French cuisine.
- Antonyms:
- inferiority
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(usually initial capital letter) excellency.
noun
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the state or quality of excelling or being exceptionally good; extreme merit; superiority
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an action, characteristic, feature, etc, in which a person excels
Other Word Forms
- superexcellence noun
Etymology
Origin of excellence
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin excellentia; equivalent to excel + -ence
Example Sentences
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“At the end of the day, when I came to this organization, my whole mindset was about restoring excellence,” James said.
From Los Angeles Times
"This is an organization whose values, culture and tradition of excellence reflect everything I believe about the game of football and how it should be played."
From Barron's
I’ve long been puzzled as to why, at a moment when we’ve seen some of the worst nationwide test scores in 30 years, education debates rarely focus on basic academic excellence.
The world number four, who is bidding for a standalone record 25th Grand Slam singles title, only dropped five points out of 57 on serve across a two-hour exhibition of serving excellence.
From BBC
That achievement is not perfection, which is commonly the bar set on social media by naysayers in search of clicks, but it is unequivocal excellence.
From Los Angeles Times
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