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- Dictionaryexceptional/ɪkˈsɛpʃən(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. unusual; not typical: "late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.
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EXCEPTIONAL definition: 1. much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, quality, etc.: 2. much greater than…. Learn more.
Exceptional definition: forming an exception or rare instance; unusual; extraordinary. See examples of EXCEPTIONAL used in a sentence.
The meaning of EXCEPTIONAL is forming an exception : rare. How to use exceptional in a sentence.
You use exceptional to describe someone or something that has a particular quality to an unusually high degree.
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind. adjective. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree. “an exceptional memory” synonyms: exceeding, olympian, prodigious, surpassing. extraordinary. beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable. adjective.
1. Being an exception; uncommon: This town is exceptional for the region in having a high tax rate. 2. Well above average; extraordinary: an exceptional memory. 3. Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability: special educational provisions for exceptional children. ex·cep′tion·al′i·ty, ex·cep′tion·al·ness n.
Definition of exceptional adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.