exceptional

noun

An exception, or something having an exceptional value

adjective

Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.

Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.

(education, of a student) Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.

(geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.

Roots

capiocept- · Latin · take, seize

Synonyms for exceptional

extraordinaryadj specialadj prodigiousadj outstandingadj remarkableadj unparalleledadj phenomenaladj incredibleadj uniqueadj excellentadj unusualadj unprecedentedadj uncommonadj fantasticadj astonishingadj especialadj

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