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excellence
excellence
noun
Definition of EXCELLENCE
1
exceptionally high quality <the annual awards honor excellence in children's literature>
Synonyms choiceness, distinction, excellency, first-rateness, greatness, perfection, preeminence, primeness, superbness, superiority, supremacy
Related Words faultlessness, flawlessness, impeccability, perfectness; goodness, value, worth; consequence, importance, notability
Near Antonyms averageness, badness, crumminess, inferiority, mediocrity, ordinariness, worthlessness
2
a quality that gives something special worth <the particular excellence of down in clothing and sleeping bags is its lightness>
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