no ordinary

idiom

: special or unusual
It was no ordinary day.

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“No ordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20ordinary. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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