Ex|cel|lence — «EHK suh luhns», noun. the condition of being better than others; unusually good quality; superiority: »His teacher praised him for the excellence of his report. The inn was famous for the excellence of its food. Excellence in arithmetic requires … Useful english dictionary
ex|cel|lence — «EHK suh luhns», noun. the condition of being better than others; unusually good quality; superiority: »His teacher praised him for the excellence of his report. The inn was famous for the excellence of its food. Excellence in arithmetic requires … Useful english dictionary
par ex|cel|lence — «par ehk suh lahnS; Anglicized pahr EHK suh lahns», French. beyond comparison; above all others of the same sort: »Michelangelo on the other hand is always in quest of new motifs, and in this sense he is par excellence the modern artist… … Useful english dictionary
su|per|ex|cel|lence — «SOO puhr EHK suh luhns», noun. superior excellence … 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
lence — am·biv·a·lence; be·nev·o·lence; con·do·lence; cor·pu·lence; crap·u·lence; equi·pol·lence; equiv·a·lence; ex·cel·lence; fec·u·lence; flat·u·lence; floc·cu·lence; fraud·u·lence; in·do·lence; in·so·lence; ma·lev·o·lence; mul·ti·va·lence; op·u·lence; … English syllables
par ex·cel·lence — /ˈpɑrˌɛksəˈlɑːns, Brit ˌpɑːrˈɛksəˌlɑːns/ adj, always used after a noun formal : better than all others a chef par excellence [=an excellent chef] … Useful english dictionary
excellence — ex·cel·lence … English syllables
par excellence — in ausgeprägter Weise; in Reinkultur; schlechthin * * * par ex|cel|lence 〈[ ɛksəlã:s] Adv.〉 1. vorzugsweise 2. vor allem 3. schlechthin [frz., „in vorzüglichem Maße“] * * * par ex|cel|lence [parɛksɛ lã:s ; frz … Universal-Lexikon
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