excellence

excellence
/ek"seuh leuhns/, n.
1. the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence: his excellence in mathematics.
2. an excellent quality or feature: Use of herbs is one of the excellences of French cuisine.
3. (usually cap.) excellency (def. 1).
[1350-1400; ME < MF < L excellentia. See EXCEL, -ENCE]
Syn. 1. preeminence, transcendence, distinction. 2. merit, virtue.
Ant. 2. inferiority.

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