Excellence

/'eksələns/

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality of being outstanding or extremely good: The state or fact of possessing good qualities in a high degree.
   • An outstanding feature or quality: A particular aspect in which someone or something excels.

Usage and Examples

• As a general quality:
  • The school is known for its academic excellence.
  • She received an award for excellence in customer service.
• Referring to a specific outstanding feature:
  • Patience is one of her many excellences.
  • The excellence of the engine's design is widely recognized.

Advanced Usage

• "Par excellence" (adverbial phrase): Being the best example of its kind; quintessentially.
  • He is a chef par excellence.
• "Center of excellence": An organization or team recognized for its outstanding performance and expertise in a specific area.
  • The university established a center of excellence for marine biology research.

Variants and Related Words

• Excellent (adjective): Extremely good; outstanding.
  • The meal was excellent.
• Excel (verb): To be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject.
  • She excels at mathematics.

Synonyms

• Superiority: The state of being superior.
• Distinction: Excellence that sets someone or something apart from others.
• Eminence: Recognized superiority, especially in a particular field.

Antonyms

• Mediocrity: The quality of being average or not very good.
• Inferiority: The condition of being lower in quality or status.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
   • a center of manufacturing excellence
   • the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine
2. the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

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