Excellent
Example: Elle a fait un excellent travail sur ce projet important.
Definition
"Excellent" describes something of extremely high quality or exceptionally good performance. It is often used to highlight outstanding achievements or superior attributes, as in the phrase 'She did an excellent job on this important project,' emphasizing remarkable skill or success.
Etymology
The word "excellent" comes from the Latin 'excellens,' the present participle of 'excellere,' meaning 'to rise, surpass.' It reflects the idea of rising above others in quality or merit. Did you know that the root 'ex-' means 'out' and 'cellere' means 'to rise high,' perfectly capturing the essence of something that stands out?
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"Excellent" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 4", containing 113 commonly used words.
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