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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree;

2. an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels;
- Example: "a center of manufacturing excellence"
- Example: "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"
[syn: excellence, excellency]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Excellence \Ex"cel*lence\, n. [F. excellence, L. excellentia.] 1. The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue. [1913 Webster] Consider first that great Or bright infers not excellence. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue. [1913 Webster] With every excellence refined. --Beattie. [1913 Webster] 3. A title of honor or respect; -- more common in the form excellency. [1913 Webster] I do greet your excellence With letters of commission from the king. --Shak. Syn: Superiority; pre["e]minence; perfection; worth; goodness; purity; greatness. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

excellence n 1: the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree 2: an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine" [syn: excellence, excellency]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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