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Adjective: exceptional  ik'sep-shu-nul
  1. Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
    "an exceptional memory"
    - exceeding, olympian, prodigious, surpassing
     
  2. Surpassing what is common or usual or expected
    "exceptional kindness"
    - especial, particular, special
     
  3. Deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
    "special educational provisions for exceptional children"

See also: abnormal, exception, exceptionally, extraordinary, uncommon

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