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extraordinaire

/ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/

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Borrowed from French extraordinaire. Doublet of extraordinary.

adjective

not comparable, postpositional Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.
not comparable, postpositional (of a person) Particularly skilled; unusually active; particularly successful. He was a dancer extraordinaire.

noun

uncountable Something particularly remarkable or outstanding. "The very best of Swiss dining in this essentially rural country is as much about experience as culinary extraordinaire."

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"extraordinaire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/extraordinaire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"extraordinaire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/extraordinaire.

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@misc{extraordinaire_2026,
  title = {extraordinaire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/extraordinaire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}