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extraordinaire

/ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/

extraordinaire adjective: extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.

Adjective

extraordinaire (not comparable)

  1. (postpositional) Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.
  2. (postpositional) (of a person) Particularly skilled; unusually active; particularly successful.
    • He was a dancer extraordinaire.
    • Charlie Parker, saxophonist extraordinaire, released many records.

Noun

extraordinaire (uncountable)

  1. Something particularly remarkable or outstanding.
    • "The very best of Swiss dining in this essentially rural country is as much about experience as culinary extraordinaire."2012, Lonely Planet, Nicola Williams, Kerry Christiani, Lonely Planet Switzerland

Origin of extraordinaire

Borrowed from French extraordinaire. Doublet of extraordinary.

Questions about extraordinaire

What does extraordinaire mean?
Extraordinaire means extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.
What part of speech is extraordinaire?
Extraordinaire can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce extraordinaire?
Extraordinaire is pronounced /ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/.

Words near extraordinaire in the dictionary

  1. extraoperative
  2. extraoral
  3. extraorally
  4. extraorbital
  5. extraorbitally
  6. extraordinaire
  7. extraordinaires
  8. extraordinal
  9. extraordinaries
  10. extraordinarily
  11. extraordinariness

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