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exceptionality

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The quality of being exceptional.
  2. A thing, condition, or other matter which is exceptional.
  3. the condition of requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability

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Examples

“For all their exceptionality, there is also a numbing sameness to the movies of Hayao Miyazaki.”
“We are fain to ask⟳ what is to become⟳ of Shakespeare and a host⟳ of others, who, with equal originality of thought, have⟳ avoided those vagrant exceptionalities of humour.”
“1998, National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, "Learning Disabilities: Preservice Preparation of General and Special Education Teachers," Learning Disability Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, p. 185, Educators who are earning degrees as learning disability specialists should . . . understand⟳ the differences between learning disabilities and other exceptionalities.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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