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extraregular

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Not covered by a rule or rules; not fitting into a system.
    not-comparable
  2. Hypernormal.
    not-comparable
  3. Meeting stricter criteria than those which define a regular (object, function, space, etc)
    not-comparable

Examples

“If any extraregular example hath ever happened , that may be made use⟳ of to affright men[…]”
“Mathilda became a nun, and Adelheid cherished her monastic friendships with Cluniac monks, but extraregular widowed piety was also presented as a viable option for widowed holiness.”
“While most recent suggestions have⟳ focused on the monastic, it may be worth remembering that Jonah was a favourite of lay⟳ and extraregular readers well into the Reformation, when it was tranlated by Tyndale and supplied with a passionate prologue on the nature of Christian patience.”
“Attempts to ascertain the institutional origins of these extraregular movements have⟳ met with varied success .”
“Transformed deviants tend⟳ to become⟳ not merely moral but hypermoral. They are not simply "reformed" or "rehabilitated" into regular people with regular jobs and regular lives. They become⟳ extraregular people , have⟳ extraregular jobs ( even if the job is not the way they make⟳ a living ) , and live⟳ extraregular lives .”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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