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/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/
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ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl
Adjective
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
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What an exceptional meal!
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
Usage- of a student
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The origins of the conditions and disorders that exceptional learners have are not always well understood.
Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
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The quality of the beer was exceptional.
Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
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an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor
Noun
An exception, or something having an exceptional value
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Above and beyond all these exceptionals, by reason of divergencies from the norms of mental and of physical status, there are quite a number of moral defectives.
Adjective
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
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a night of exceeding darkness
an exceptional memory
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olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy
the young Mozart's prodigious talents
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
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he paid especial attention to her
exceptional kindness
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a matter of particular and unusual importance
a special occasion
a special reason to confide in her
what's so special about the year 2000?
deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
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special educational provisions for exceptional children