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Added 1 October 2026

excellent

/ˈɛk.sə.lənt/ adjective

In Latin: excellens, praestābilis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about excellent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Having excelled, having surpassed.
Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
Exceptionally good of its kind.
Bill and Ted had an excellent adventure last week in preparation for their history exam.

adverb

Excellently.

Origin

From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel + -ent.

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