**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪks.tɹɑːˈɔː.dɪn.nə.ɹiː/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪksˈtɹɔː(ɹ)dɪnəɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 2643

## Meanings
1. Very unusual or surprising; not ordinary.
2. Remarkably good or impressive.

## Examples
- They went to extraordinary lengths to keep the plan a secret.
- She has an extraordinary talent for languages.

## Synonyms
- exceptional
- extraordinate
- noteworthy
- outstanding
- unparalleled

## Antonyms
- everyday
- normal
- ordinary
- regular
- usual

## Derived Forms
- eggstraordinary
- extraordinarily
- extraordinariness
- extraordinarity
- superextraordinary
- unextraordinary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: extrāōrdinārius

## Etymology
From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.

## AI Etymology
Extraordinary comes from Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire. In current use, the main senses are “Very unusual or surprising; not ordinary” and “Remarkably good or impressive”.

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