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your-excellency

ex·cel·len·cy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ek-suh-luh n-see]
    • /yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr -s(ə-)lən(t)-sē/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ek-suh-luh n-see]
    • /yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr -s(ə-)lən(t)-sē/

Definitions of your-excellency word

  • noun plural your-excellency (usually initial capital letter). Also, Excellence. a title of honor given to certain high officials, as governors, ambassadors, and Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops (preceded by his, your, etc.). 1
  • noun plural your-excellency (usually initial capital letter) a person so entitled. 1
  • noun plural your-excellency (usually initial capital letter) the title of the governor general of Canada while in office. 1
  • noun plural your-excellency Usually, excellencies. excellent qualities or features. 1
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Origin of your-excellency

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English excellencie < Latin excellentia. See excellent, -ency

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Parts of speech for Your-excellency

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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your-excellency popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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