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extraordinary

/ɪkˈstɹɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ noun C2
  1. Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.

Plural extraordinaries

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Alice tried to fancy to herself what such an extraordinary way of living would be like, but it puzzled her too much, so she went on: “But why did they live at the bottom of a well?”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 54 · B2
So far, the ordinary observer; an extraordinary observer might have seen that the chin was very pointed and pronounced; that the big eyes were full of spirit and vivacity; that the mouth was sweet-lipped and expressive; that the forehead was broad and full; in short, our discerning extraordinary observer might have concluded that no commonplace soul inhabited the body of this stray woman-child of whom shy Matthew Cuthbert was so ludicrously afraid.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 14 · C1
I certainly _have_ had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 2 · B2
She was not equal, however, to much conversation; and when Miss Bingley left them together, could attempt little beside expressions of gratitude for the extraordinary kindness she was treated with.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 35 · B2

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