🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

excepcional

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ekθepθioˈnal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exceptional/ɪkˈsɛpʃənl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Su talento es excepcional."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Unusual or not typical; extraordinary.

    "Her exceptional talent in music earned her a scholarship."
  2. 2

    Serving as an exception; not conforming to the general rule.

    "The exceptional circumstances allowed for a different approach to the problem."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'exceptional' originates from the Latin 'excipere', meaning 'to take out' or 'to exclude'. It evolved through Middle English as 'exceptional', reflecting a sense of being set apart from the norm or standard.

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