"extraordinaire" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/
Etymology: Borrowed from French extraordinaire. Doublet of extraordinary. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|extraordinaire}} French extraordinaire, {{doublet|en|extraordinary}} Doublet of extraordinary Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} extraordinaire (not comparable)
  1. (postpositive) Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding. Tags: not-comparable, postpositional
    Sense id: en-extraordinaire-en-adj-5S0X9l6F Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 39 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 36 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 36 24
  2. (postpositive) (of a person) Particularly skilled; unusually active; particularly successful. Tags: not-comparable, postpositional
    Sense id: en-extraordinaire-en-adj-UWpe~JWH Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 39 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 36 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 36 24

Noun

IPA: /ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/
Etymology: Borrowed from French extraordinaire. Doublet of extraordinary. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|extraordinaire}} French extraordinaire, {{doublet|en|extraordinary}} Doublet of extraordinary Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} extraordinaire (uncountable)
  1. Something particularly remarkable or outstanding. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-extraordinaire-en-noun-LfWlQTCb Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 39 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 36 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 36 24

Inflected forms

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