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Meanings of extraordinary in English

Portuguese
extraordinário
Catalan
extraordinari
Spanish
extraordinario

Beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable.

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        extraordinário

        Far more than usual or expected.

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              Usage of extraordinary in English
              1
              South Africa finds itself in an extraordinary political situation at the moment.
              The South African
              2
              Judges need to be able to reject sentencing guidelines in extraordinary cases.
              The Guardian
              3
              I saw her live in New York not so long ago: extraordinary.
              The Guardian
              4
              She said the attack is an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence.
              Radio NZ
              5
              On any measure, 1997 has been an extraordinary year for the economy.
              The Irish Times
              6
              The balcony scene was immediately iconic, an extraordinary example of political theatre.
              Independent.ie
              7
              The latest economic forecasts show the extraordinary nature of the budget challenge.
              The Irish Times
              8
              He took the extraordinary step of going outside the government for support.
              The new yorker
              9
              Rosenthal shareholders vote on the move at an extraordinary general meeting today.
              The Irish Times
              10
              I must say, you treat children in America in quite extraordinary ways.
              Lightning
              11
              Today we confront the consequences of the extraordinary changes we have made.
              Feminist dot com
              12
              However, the bank occasionally makes exceptions to this rule in extraordinary situations.
              Reuters
              13
              My psychological state was very extraordinary-differentfrom anything I had previously suffered.
              The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
              14
              That these ordinary men have, however, done extraordinary things is beyond doubt.
              Radio NZ
              15
              The expedition discovered the ocean's deepest point The animals discovered were extraordinary.
              BBC
              16
              Which of course, befits a gathering calling itself an extraordinary general court.
              The Irish Times
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              Portuguese
              extraordinário
              Extraordinary through the time
              Extraordinary across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Common
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              Common
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