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extraordinar

extraordinary /ˌe.kstra.or.diˈnar/

adjective#1461 most common

Also: amazing, remarkable, exceptional

Example sentences

Filmul a fost extraordinar.
The movie was extraordinary.
Am mâncat o prăjitură extraordinară la bunica.
I ate an extraordinary cake at grandma's.
Profesorii noștri sunt extraordinari.
Our teachers are extraordinary.
A avut o carieră extraordinară în muzică.
She had an extraordinary career in music.
Guvernul a convocat o ședință extraordinară pentru a discuta criza.
The government convened an extraordinary session to discuss the crisis.
Doar printr-un efort extraordinar au reușit să salveze compania de la faliment.
Only through an extraordinary effort did they manage to save the company from bankruptcy.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeextraordinar / extraordinarăextraordinari / extraordinare
Genitiveextraordinar / extraordinareextraordinari / extraordinare
Accusativeextraordinar / extraordinarăextraordinari / extraordinare
Vocativeextraordinarule / extraordinaroextraordinarilor / extraordinarelor

Word family

ordineorder
ordinarordinary, common
a ordonato order, to arrange
ordonatorderly, tidyextraordinarextraordinarily (colloquial use as adverb)

Etymology

The word entered Romanian from French "extraordinaire", which traces to Latin "extraordinarius". That Latin word breaks down as "extra" (outside, beyond) plus "ordinarius" (ordinary, regular), itself from "ordo" (order, rank). So the core sense is something that falls outside the normal order of things.

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