First Known Use: 1940
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extraordinaire
adjective ex·traor·di·naire \ik-ˌstrȯ(r)-də-ˈner, ek-\
Definition of EXTRAORDINAIRE
: extraordinary —used postpositively <a chef extraordinaire>
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Origin of EXTRAORDINAIRE
French
Related to EXTRAORDINAIRE
- Synonyms
- aberrant, aberrated, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, especial, exceeding, exceptional, extraordinary, freak, odd, peculiar, phenomenal, preternatural, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
- Antonyms
- common, customary, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unextraordinary, usual
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