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excellence

[ ek-suh-luhns ]

noun

  1. the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence:

    his excellence in mathematics.

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  2. an excellent quality or feature:

    Use of herbs is one of the excellences of French cuisine.

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  3. (usually initial capital letter) excellency ( def 1 ).


excellence

/ ˈɛəəԲ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of excelling or being exceptionally good; extreme merit; superiority
  2. an action, characteristic, feature, etc, in which a person excels
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Word History and Origins

Origin of excellence1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin excellentia; equivalent to excel + -ence
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“At S. Martinelli & Company, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of excellence, and the health and safety of our customers remains our greatest priority,” the statement concluded.

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Presented by the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, the annual event honors American artists who have achieved excellence as musicians while also championing creative and social integrity.

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There are also musical excellence awards for Thom Bell, an architect of the Philadelphia Soul sound, and English pianist Nicky Hopkins, who contributed to records by The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Who.

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As Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Jacob deGrom traded zeroes at Globe Life Field in Texas last week, Kershaw sat in the dugout, mesmerized by what he could only describe as an exhibition in pitching excellence.

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This, however, does not do justice to the excellence running right through Palace's team which will surely give England coach Tuchel food for thought.

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