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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Old Latin kapiō
Latin capiō
Latin excipiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tisder.
Proto-Italic *-tjō
Latin -tiō
Old French excepcion
Anglo-Norman excepciounbor.
Middle English exception
English exception
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Old French -albor.
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English exceptional
English unexceptional

From un- + exceptional.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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unexceptional (comparative more unexceptional, superlative most unexceptional)

  1. Not exceptional.
    Synonyms: lackluster, pedestrian; mundane, plain; see also Thesaurus:mediocre, Thesaurus:normal
    Antonym: exceptional

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