American Dictionary
Definition extraordinary in American English
extraordinary
adjective
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adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ɪkˈstrɔrd(ə)nˌeri/
1
very unusual and surprising
Example
It's an extraordinary story.
Example
The whole idea is most extraordinary.
Example
It's extraordinary that no one disagreed with him.
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2
done in addition to the normal activities or costs of an organization
Example
In such circumstances the school had to take extraordinary measures.
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