extraordinary adjective

/ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.i/

/-ˈstrɔːr.dən.er-/ adj

Definition

very unusual, special, unexpected or strange

He told the extraordinary story of his escape.

Her voice had an extraordinary hypnotic quality.

an extraordinary coincidence

extraordinary meeting

a special meeting which happens between regular meetings

(Definition of extraordinary adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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