exceptional

== English == === Etymology === From exception +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/, [ɪ-], [ɛ-] (please verify the latter) Hyphenation: ex‧cep‧tion‧al === Adjective === exceptional (comparative more exceptional, superlative most exceptional) Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. (education, of a student) Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability. Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity. (geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:excellent egregious (most often used negatively, however) ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “forming an exception”): ordinary, categorical, common, general, usual (antonym(s) of “superior due to exception or rarity”): ordinary, mediocre, commonplace ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === exceptional (plural exceptionals) An exception, or something having an exceptional value