ex|traor|di|naire

ex|traor|di|naire
ex|traor|di|naire «EHK strr dih NAIR», adjective.
remarkable; extraordinary: »

In a cluttered rear corner is the unprepossessing Tudor City Meat Market, presided over for the last four years by Ralph Annibale, butcher extraordinaire (New York Times).

[< French extraordinaire extraordinary]

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  • extraordinaire — ex·traor·di·naire …   English syllables

  • extraordinaire — ex|traor|di|naire [ıkˌstro:dıˈneə US ˌstro:rdnˈer] adj [only after noun] [Date: 1900 2000; : French; Origin: extraordinary ] used, often humorously, to describe someone who is very good at doing something gardener/cakemaker/chef etc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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