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extraordinary definition

extraor·di·nary (ek strôrd′'n er′ē, ik-; -strôr′də ner′ē; also eks′trə ôrd′'n er′ē, -ôr′də ner′ē)

adjective

  1. not according to the usual custom or regular plan an extraordinary session of Congress
  2. going far beyond the ordinary degree, measure, limit, etc.; very unusual; exceptional; remarkable
  3. outside the regular staff; sent on a special errand; having special authority or responsibility a minister extraordinary

Etymology: ME extraordinari < L extraordinarius < extra ordinem, out of the usual order < extra + acc. of ordo, order

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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