ex|cel|len|cy

ex|cel|len|cy
ex|cel|len|cy «EHK suh luhn see», noun, plural -cies.
= excellence. (Cf.excellence)
Ex|cel|len|cy «EHK suh luhn see», noun, plural -cies.
1. a title of honor used in speaking to or of a prime minister, governor, bishop, ambassador, or other high official: »

Your Excellency. His Excellency, the British Ambassador.

2. a person having this title.

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  • Ex|cel|len|cy — «EHK suh luhn see», noun, plural cies. = excellence. (Cf. ↑excellence) Ex|cel|len|cy «EHK suh luhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. a title of honor used in speaking to or of a prime minister, governor, bishop, ambassador, or other high official:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cel — cel·a·don; cel·a·don·ite; cel·an·dine; cel·as·tra·ce·ae; cel·as·tra·ceous; cel·a·ture; cel·e·be·sian; cel·e·brant; cel·e·brat·er; cel·e·bra·tion; cel·e·bra·tive; cel·e·bra·tor; cel·e·bra·to·ry; cel·e·bret; cel·ery; cel·es·tite; cel·i·ba·cy;… …   English syllables

  • Ex·cel·len·cy — /ˈɛksələnsi/ noun, pl cies [count] used as a title for some high government and church officials your Excellency their Excellencies the Ambassadors of India and Indonesia …   Useful english dictionary

  • len — aben·len; al·len·ic; al·len; al·len·tan·do; al·len·town; amil·len·ni·al; amil·len·ni·al·ism; amil·len·ni·al·ist; aph·e·len·chi·dae; aph·e·len·choi·des; aph·e·len·chus; ca·len·dra; ca·len·dri·cal; ca·len·du·la; ca·len·du·lin; cam·er·len·go;… …   English syllables

  • len|ti|cel|late — «LEHN tuh SEHL ayt», adjective. producing lenticels …   Useful english dictionary

  • len|ti|cel — «LEHN tuh SEHL», noun. Botany. a usually lens shaped body of cells formed in the corky layer of bark, which serves as a pore for the exchange of gases between the plant and the atmosphere. ╂[< French lenticelle, or New Latin lenticella… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lenticel — len·ti·cel (lenґtĭ sel) a lens shaped gland, especially one of those at the base of the tongue …   Medical dictionary

  • excellency — ex·cel·len·cy …   English syllables

  • ti — co·bal·ti·cyanic; co·bal·ti·cyanide; co·bal·ti·nitrite; co·chi·ti; co·chli·o·don·ti·dae; co·lec·ti·vo; co·le·op·ti·lar; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·o·quin·ti·da; com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty; com·men·ti·tious; com·par·a·ti·val; com·par·ti·men·to;… …   English syllables

  • Precellence — Pre*cel lence, Precellency Pre*cel len*cy, n. [L. praecellentia, from praecellens, p. pr. of praecellere to excel, surpass: cf. OF. precellence.] Excellence; superiority. [Obs.] Sheldon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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