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English noun: Excellency

1. Excellency (person) a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'


SamplesYour Excellency.


Broader (hypernym)important person, influential person, personage

2. excellency (cognition) an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels


SamplesA center of manufacturing excellence.
The use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine.


Synonymsexcellence


Broader (hypernym)characteristic, feature









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