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Meaning of "extraordinary" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXTRAORDINARY

From Latin extraordinārius beyond what is usual.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EXTRAORDINARY

extraordinary  [ɪkˈstrɔːdənrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTRAORDINARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Extraordinary is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EXTRAORDINARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of extraordinary in the English dictionary

The first definition of extraordinary in the dictionary is very unusual, remarkable, or surprising. Other definition of extraordinary is not in an established manner, course, or order. Extraordinary is also employed for particular events or purposes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXTRAORDINARY


aldermanry
ˈɔːldəmənrɪ
almonry
ˈɑːmənrɪ
archdeaconry
ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkənrɪ
blazonry
ˈbleɪzənrɪ
citizenry
ˈsɪtɪzənrɪ
emblazonry
ɪmˈbleɪzənrɪ
falconry
ˈfɔːlkənrɪ
felonry
ˈfɛlənrɪ
freemasonry
ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ
heathenry
ˈhiːðənrɪ
heronry
ˈhɛrənrɪ
masonry
ˈmeɪsənrɪ
ordinary
ˈɔːdənrɪ
sokemanry
ˈsəʊkmənrɪ
stonemasonry
ˈstəʊnˌmeɪsənrɪ
subdeaconry
ˈsʌbˌdiːkənrɪ
unextraordinary
ˌʌnɪkˈstrɔːdənrɪ
wardenry
ˈwɔːdənrɪ
weaponry
ˈwɛpənrɪ
yeomanry
ˈjəʊmənrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXTRAORDINARY

extramusical
extraneity
extraneous
extraneously
extraneousness
extranet
extranuclear
extraordinaire
extraordinarily
extraordinariness
extraordinary general meeting
extraordinary ray
extraordinary rendition
extrapolate
extrapolation
extrapolative
extrapolator
extrapolatory
extrapose
extraposition

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXTRAORDINARY

ambassador extraordinary
binary
cross-disciplinary
culinary
dictionary
disciplinary
genitourinary
imaginary
in ordinary
interdisciplinary
luminary
multidisciplinary
nonbinary
out of the ordinary
preliminary
quinary
seminary
trinary
unordinary
urinary
veterinary

Synonyms and antonyms of extraordinary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXTRAORDINARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «extraordinary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of extraordinary

Translation of «extraordinary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXTRAORDINARY

Find out the translation of extraordinary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of extraordinary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «extraordinary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非凡的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

extraordinario
570 millions of speakers

English

extraordinary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असाधारण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اِسْتِثْنَائِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выдающийся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

extraordinário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসাধারণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

extraordinaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luar biasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

außerordentlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

異常な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비범한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luar biasa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phi thường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அசாதாரண
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विलक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

olağanüstü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

straordinario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nadzwyczajny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надзвичайний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

extraordinar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έκτακτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buitengewone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utomordentlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usedvanlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of extraordinary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTRAORDINARY»

The term «extraordinary» is very widely used and occupies the 9.052 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTRAORDINARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «extraordinary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «extraordinary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about extraordinary

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXTRAORDINARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word extraordinary.
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Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
My giving story started with my parents - my late mother, Frances Arrillaga, who dedicated her life to philanthropic and community service, and my father, John Arrillaga, whose daily generosity of heart, mind, and hands-on contributions make him one of the most extraordinary philanthropists I know.
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Samuel Barnett
I really admire paintings that look like an actual snapshot - I think that's just extraordinary.
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Samuel Barnett
Acting is a sport - especially working with Mark Rylance. There is competition involved. I have to be muscular, challenging, get audiences on side. It's extraordinary how Globe audiences join in - it's like competing at an event - I love it.
4
Kathleen Blanco
We have witnessed the most extraordinary devastation. The magnitude of the situation is unbelievable. It's just heartbreaking.
5
Lizzie Brochere
I just got my work visa to shoot 'American Horror Story,' and my official status is 'alien with extraordinary abilities.'
6
Betty Buckley
T Bone is genius. The way they've recorded my voice and the instrumentation to these songs is really quite extraordinary.
7
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Day after day, ordinary people become heroes through extraordinary and selfless actions to help their neighbors.
8
Claudia Christian
Occasionally if you do something extraordinary, the crew responds with spontaneous applause, but that's very rare.
9
Suzanne Collins
The cast, led by the extraordinary Jennifer Lawrence, is absolutely wonderful across the board. It's such a pleasure to see how they've embodied the characters and brought them to life.
10
Siobhan Davies
One of our problems is our sense of discipline - dancers have an extraordinary sense of self-discipline.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTRAORDINARY»

Discover the use of extraordinary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to extraordinary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things: 2,317 Ways to Save ...
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Editors of Reader's Digest, 2007
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Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, ...
Examines the life of the head of the chocolate factory empire, describing his fatherless upbringing by a strict Mennonite mother, his failures with two early candy companies, and his construction of the utopian Hershey village.
Michael D'Antonio, 2007
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Extraordinary Knowing: Science, Skepticism, and the ...
A leading psychoanalyst challenges the world of science and rational thinking as she explores the mysteries of intuition, mind and matter, and reality as she offers credible research into everything from cutting-edge neuroscience to ...
Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer, 2008
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Charles MacKay. EXTRAORDINARY POPULAR DELUSIONS MW” MADNESS 0F CROWDS Charles MacKay Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. Front Cover.
Charles MacKay, 2012
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Extraordinary Groups: How Ordinary Teams Achieve Amazing Results
These are extraordinary groups that achieve outstanding results. Members of extraordinary teams—individually or collectively—experience a profound shift in how they see their world. They are transformed.
Geoffrey M. Bellman, Kathleen D. Ryan, 2009
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Extraordinary Leaves
Presents a collection of photographs of a variety of leaves along with information on their colors, patterns, textures, and shapes.
Dennis Schrader, Stephen Green-Armytage, 2008
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Extraordinary Golf: The Art of the Possible
Integrating a range of practical exercises with a new mental approach, a golf professional shares the secrets of mastering the game, from essential skills to using focus and awareness to enhance power and consistency. Reprint.
Fred Shoemaker, 1997
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Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in ...
Extraordinary Bodies inaugurates a new field of disability studies in the humanities by framing disability as a minority discourse, rather than a medical one, ultimately revising oppressive narratives of disability and revealing liberatory ...
Rosemarie Garland Thomson, 1997
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Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and ...
Provides information on the scientific name and classification, appearance and size, habitat, and unique characteristics of each of over one hundred animals, which have been grouped into eight categories based on exceptional features.
Ross Piper, 2007
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Extraordinary Everyday Photography: Awaken Your Vision to ...
Demonstrates how to recognize subjects for extraordinary photographs in everyday places, providing discussions and exercises about light and composition, and offers coverage of DSLRs, compact digital cameras, and iPhones.
Brenda Tharp, Jed Manwaring, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTRAORDINARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term extraordinary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Barnes' 'extraordinary collection' of hostas
"It's an extraordinary collection," said Harriet Cramer, a garden designer and Barnes horticultural instructor. "There's nothing like it in our area.". «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Extraordinary 10-year-old saves grandfather's life
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – A 10-year-old St. Louis girl is being hailed as a hero after saving her grandfather as he had a stroke. Steve Bolderson, 62 ... «fox2now.com, Jul 15»
3
The fish traps at Brewarrina are extraordinary and ancient structures …
The Brewarrina fish traps, one of Australia's oldest heritage sites, located on the Barwon River near the New South Wales town of Brewarrina. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: Blind of disability
The more we talked, the more I was amazed at his extraordinary life. This week's Extraordinary Person of the Week is “blind of disability.”. «WWAY NewsChannel 3, Jul 15»
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Woman has extraordinary meltdown after phone dies
Woman has extraordinary meltdown after phone dies. Yahoo7 News: July 10, 2015, 10:22 am. Share. Share ... «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
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Remembering Debra Urich: 'a woman of extraordinary musical talent'
"Deb was a woman of extraordinary musical talent and teaching ability. Her legacy lives on through the many outstanding musicians she ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
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Baahubali quick movie review: Prabhas and Rana Daggubati bring …
“Imagine a story as powerful, as surreal, and as extraordinary like that of Mahabharata. Now imagine the same story being shown in a larger ... «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»
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BRIEF-Supervisory action at Caixa Economica Montepio Geral has …
... at Caixa Economica Montepio Geral is a scheduled annual action concerning financial intermediaries and has no extraordinary character. «Reuters, Jul 15»
9
Draft resolutions of the Repeated extraordinary General Meeting of …
To change the nominal value of shares and to determine that one of the Company's shares of a par value of 0.58 euros (fifty eight cents), and ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
10
The Return of the Native: Extraordinary life and times of Shashi …
First off, he is that dreaded creature – the NRI. The NRI has always been a creature viewed with suspicion in India. In his book India: From ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»

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