excellence: Meaning and Definition of

ex•cel•lence

Pronunciation: (ek'su-luns), [key]
— n.
  1. the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence: his excellence in mathematics.
  2. an excellent quality or feature: Use of herbs is one of the excellences of French cuisine.
  3. (usually cap.) excellency (def. 1).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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