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excellence

/ˈɛksələns/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
ex-cel-lence
IPA
/ˈɛksələns/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being excellent; brilliance

Uncountable

noun

Something in which one excels.

Uncountable

noun

An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.

Uncountable

name

A title of honor or respect; more common in the form Excellency.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English excellence, from Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

excellences (plural)

Derived Forms

superexcellence

Phrases

center of excellence plural of excellence par excellence Your Excellence His Excellence Her Excellence

Frequently Paired Words

par excellence

Synonyms

superiority pre-eminence perfection worth goodness purity greatness excellency

Questions

How do you pronounce excellence?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛksələns/.
What does excellence mean?
The quality of being excellent; brilliance
Where does excellence come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce excellence

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