superior+excellence

  • 21quality — /ˈkwɒləti / (say kwoluhtee) noun (plural qualities) 1. a characteristic, property, or attribute. 2. character or nature, as belonging to or distinguishing a thing. 3. character with respect to excellence, fineness, etc., or grade of excellence:… …

  • 22Superexcellence — Su per*ex cel*lence, n. Superior excellence; extraordinary excellence. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 23Elizabethan furniture — is the form which the Renaissance took in England in furniture and general ornament, and in furniture it is as distinctive a form as its French and Italian counterparts. Gradual emergence For many years Gothic architecture had been forgetting its …

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  • 24Crack — Crack, a. Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of; as, a crack shot. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] One of our crack speakers in the Commons. Dickens. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 25Ordinary — Or di*na*ry, a. [L. ordinarius, fr. ordo, ordinis, order: cf. F. ordinaire. See {Order}.] 1. According to established order; methodical; settled; regular. The ordinary forms of law. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Common; customary; usual. Shak. [1913 …

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  • 26Ordinary seaman — Ordinary Or di*na*ry, a. [L. ordinarius, fr. ordo, ordinis, order: cf. F. ordinaire. See {Order}.] 1. According to established order; methodical; settled; regular. The ordinary forms of law. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Common; customary; usual.… …

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  • 27Overtop — O ver*top , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overtopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtopping}.] 1. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above. To o ertop old Pelion. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress. [1913… …

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  • 28Overtopped — Overtop O ver*top , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overtopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtopping}.] 1. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above. To o ertop old Pelion. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.… …

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  • 29Overtopping — Overtop O ver*top , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overtopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtopping}.] 1. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above. To o ertop old Pelion. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.… …

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  • 30Transcendence — Tran*scend ence ( ens), Transcendency Tran*scend en*cy ( en*s[y^]), [Cf. L. transcendentia, F. transcendance.] 1. The quality or state of being transcendent; superior excellence; supereminence. [1913 Webster] The Augustinian theology rests upon… …

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