excellency
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Excellency¹
- /ˈɛk.sə.lən.si/
noun Excellencies
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A form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries.
Similar: Excellence
excellency²
- /ˈɛk.sə.lən.si/
Where it comes from
From Middle English excellencie, from Latin excellentia.
noun excellencies
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Synonym of excellence; the quality of being excellent.
Similar: excellence
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lordship, sir, governor-general, worship, lord, honor, expertise, mrs, merit, honour, quintessential, ideal, excellence, grace, highness, achievement
Translations
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noun Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries
| Español | excelencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 각하 gakha |
| 日本語 | 閣下 kakka |
| 中文 | 閣下 /阁下 géxià |
| हिन्दी | महामान्य mahāmānya |
| Kiswahili | mheshimiwa, mtukufu |
| Português | Excelência |
| Français | Excellence |
| Deutsch | Exzellenz |
| Italiano | Eccellenza |
| Ελληνικά | Εξοχότατος Exochótatos, Εξοχοτάτη Exochotáti |
| Română | Excelență |
| Русский | превосходи́тельство prevosxodítelʹstvo, сия́тельство sijátelʹstvo |
| العربية | سَعَادَة saʕāda |
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title = {excellency},
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