excellence
[ ek-suh-luhns ]
/ ˈɛk sə ləns /
noun
the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence: his excellence in mathematics.
an excellent quality or feature: Use of herbs is one of the excellences of French cuisine.
(usually initial capital letter)
excellency(def 1).
Origin of excellence
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British Dictionary definitions for excellence
excellence
/ (ˈɛksələns) /
noun
the state or quality of excelling or being exceptionally good; extreme merit; superiority
an action, characteristic, feature, etc, in which a person excels