excellency

ˈɛksələnsi

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Definition of excellency - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

titlestitle of respect for high officials

His Excellency will attend the meeting tomorrow.

honorific

title

praise

Dated

quality of being extremely good or outstanding

Dated

Her excellency in mathematics was recognized by all her teachers.

eminence

excellence

superiority

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Origin of excellency

Latin, excellentia (superiority)

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H.E.

abbr.

abr: His Excellency

title used for a very important official

H.E.

abbr.

abr: Her Excellency

title for a woman ambassador or governor

Excy

abbr.

abr: Excellency

formal title used to address someone with high rank

Examples of excellency in a sentence

Excellency, your presence is requested at the banquet.
His excellency in painting earned him a prestigious award.
The chef's excellency in culinary arts was unmatched.

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French:Excellence, excellence, ...
German:Exzellenz, ...
Italian:Eccellenza, eccellenza, ...
Spanish:Excelencia, excelencia, ...
Portuguese:Excelência, excelência, ...
Chinese:阁下, 优秀, ...
Japanese:閣下, 卓越性, ...
Arabic:فخامة, تَمَيُّز, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲלָתוֹ, מַצּוּיְנוּת, ...
Russian:превосходительство, выдающиеся способности, ...
Ukrainian:високоповажність, видатність, ...
Hindi:महामहिम, उत्कृष्टता, ...
Bengali:মহামান্য, অসাধারণতা, ...
Catalan:Excel.lència, excel.lència, ...
Czech:Excelence, výtečnost, ...
Danish:Excellence, fremragende evner, ...
Dutch:excellentie, uitmuntendheid, ...
Greek:Εξοχότης, αριστεία, ...
Hungarian:excellenciás, kiválóság, ...
Khmer:ឯកឧត្តម, ឧត្តមភាព, ...
Korean:각하, 탁월함, ...
Persian:عالی‌جناب, برتری, ...
Polish:Ekscelencja, doskonałość, ...
Portuguese (BR):Excelência, excelência, ...
Romanian:Excelență, excelență, ...
Swedish:Excellens, excellens, ...
Thai:ฯพณฯ, ความเป็นเลิศ, ...
Turkish:ekselans, mükemmeliyet, ...
Vietnamese:Ngài, sự xuất sắc, ...

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Noun

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