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extraordinaire

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/
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  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 K S T R AH0 AO1 R D IH0 N EH2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, postpositional

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

(of a person) Particularly skilled; unusually active; particularly successful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, postpositional

Examples

  • He was a dancer extraordinaire.
  • Charlie Parker, saxophonist extraordinaire, released many records.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Something particularly remarkable or outstanding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French extraordinaire. Doublet of extraordinary.

Real reading context

extraordinaire in complete knowledge articles