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Preeminent vs Extraordinary - What's the difference?

preeminent | extraordinary |

As adjectives the difference between preeminent and extraordinary

is that preeminent is exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important while extraordinary is not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

preeminent

English

Alternative forms

* * pre-eminent *

Adjective

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  • Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.

    • Derived terms

    * preeminence * preeminently

    extraordinary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual;
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    • , title= 2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France , passage=Tony Woodcock's early try and a penalty from fourth-choice fly-half Stephen Donald were enough to see the All Blacks home in an extraordinary match that defied all pre-match predictions.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
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  • Remarkably good.

    • Usage notes

    * Can be said of all kinds of objects including people, events, things, and terms. * The pronunciation "extrordinary" is often preferred so as to avoid confusion with "extra ordinary", which would be defined as "more ordinary than usual".

    Synonyms

    *

    Antonyms

    * everyday, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

    Derived terms

    * extraordinary optical transmission * extraordinary professor * extraordinary rendition