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{
"term": "exceptional",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "unusually good",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "At the age of five he showed exceptional talent as a musician."
},
{
"text": "The quality of the recording is **quite exceptional**."
},
{
"text": "The teacher considers Jamie's performance truly exceptional."
},
{
"text": "We will have to do something exceptional to win."
},
{
"text": "Buildings of exceptional interest are classified as Grade 1."
},
{
"text": "Exceptional students are given free tuition."
},
{
"text": "He was a man of exceptional personal warmth and charm."
},
{
"text": "Some of these new young writers are quite exceptional."
},
{
"text": "The paintings are exceptional in their quality."
}
],
"synonyms": "outstanding",
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "remain", "consider somebody/something"],
"adverb": ["highly", "pretty", "really"],
"phrases": ["nothing exceptional", "something exceptional"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "very unusual",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This deadline will be extended only **in exceptional circumstances**."
},
{
"text": "In a few exceptional cases the treatment had alarming side effects."
},
{
"text": "There is nothing exceptional about east London."
},
{
"text": "The fund helps people unable to meet exceptional expenses from their regular income."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsepʃənl/",
"audio": "ex/exceptional/exceptional__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsepʃənl/",
"audio": "ex/exceptional/exceptional__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}