excellence

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/ˈɛksələns/

noun 3name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

all-round | academic, artistic, culinary, educational, manufacturing, scientific, sporting, technical

VERB + EXCELLENCE

pursue, strive for

Our company has always pursued excellence in customer service and product quality.

achieve

PREP

~ in

The chef was known for excellence in cooking traditional Italian dishes.

PHRASES

a centre of excellence

The university hospital has become a centre of excellence for heart surgery in the region.

levels/standards of excellence

The school maintains high levels of excellence in both academic and sports programs.

the pursuit of excellence

The company's founders built their business on a commitment to the pursuit of excellence in everything they do.

Definitions

noun

The quality of being excellent; brilliance

John Davies was awarded for excellence in the field of computer security.

Something in which one excels.

An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.

name

A title of honor or respect; more common in the form Excellency.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an outstanding feature

excellency

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

John Davies was awarded for excellence in the field of computer security.

Wiktionary

We were amazed at the excellence of the boy's drawings.

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We fully appreciate his excellence as a skier.

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He won the prize for excellence in all subjects.

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We've bagged many awards for excellence.

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In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers.

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