extraordinary

(ĭk-strôr'dn-ĕr'ē, ĕk'strə-ôr'-)
adj.

1. Beyond what is ordinary or usual: extraordinary authority.
2. Highly exceptional; remarkable: an extraordinary achievement.
3. Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion: a minister extraordinary; an extraordinary professor.

[Middle English extraordinarie, from Latin extraōrdinārius : extrā, outside; see extra- + ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see order.]

extraordinarily ex·traor'di·nar'i·ly (-dn-âr'ə-lē) adv.

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adjective

Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary: exceptional, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, singular, towering, uncommon, unusual. Informal standout. Slang awesome, out of sight. See better/worse, usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: strange and wonderful
Antonyms: common, commonplace, customary, familiar, normal, ordinary, unextraordinary, unsurprising, usual

IN BRIEF: Very unusual or remarkable.

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations. — Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825)

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• extrordinary

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - usædvanlig, bemærkelsesværdig, ekstraordinær
n. - firmakontos normalaktivitet

Nederlands (Dutch)
buitengewoon, eenmalig (voor financiële transacties)

Français (French)
adj. - extraordinaire, particulier, d'exception, remarquable, exceptionnel, hors du commun (un destin), (Admin) extraordinaire, insolite, singulier, surprenant, incroyable (un courage), inouï (une violence)
n. - poste/item (dans la comptabilité d'une société attestant d'une activité normale)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - außerordentlich, ungewöhnlich
n. - außerordentlicher Ausgabenposten in einer Firmenrechnung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - έκτακτος, εκτός σειράς ή προγράμματος, εξαιρετικός, ασυνήθιστος, παράξενος, αλλόκοτος, εξαίρετος, έξοχος

Italiano (Italian)
straordinario, eccezionale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - extraordinário, raro

Русский (Russian)
необычайный, замечательный, выдающийся, экстраординарный, чрезвычайный, сверхштатный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extraordinario, notable, especial, excepcional
n. - extraordinario

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - märkvärdig, extraordinär, utomordentlig, särskild

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
非常的, 非凡的, 特别的, 特别

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 非常的, 非凡的, 特別的
n. - 特別

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비상한, 임시의
n. - 특별 수당

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 異常な, 並外れた, 驚くべき, 臨時の, 非凡な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فوق العادة, رائع, استثنائي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יוצא מן הכלל, בלתי רגיל‬

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