Excepcional
Example: La seva habilitat excepcional va impressionar tots els professors.
Definition
"Excepcional" describes something or someone that is outstandingly good, unusual, or rare, significantly surpassing the norm or expectations. For example, an "excepcional" skill impresses everyone by being remarkably superior to what is typical.
Etymology
The word "excepcional" comes from the Latin 'excipere', meaning 'to take out' or 'to exclude.' It evolved through Old French into Spanish and Catalan, where it gained the meaning of something that stands out by being excluded from the ordinary or usual. Did you know that "excepcional" literally implies an exception to the rule?
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"Excepcional" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (C1) - set 2", containing 116 commonly used words.
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