/
ɪkˈstrɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri,
ɛk-,
ˌɛkstrəˈɔːdɪn(ə)ri/
adj.
- very unusual or remarkable.
- (of a meeting) specially convened.
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[
postpos.]
(of an official) specially employed:
Ambassador Extraordinary.
Derivative
- extraordinarily adv.
- extraordinariness n.
Etymology
ME: from L. extraordinarius, from extra ordinem ‘outside the normal course of events’.