{
    "term": "exceptional",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "unusually good",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "At the age of five he showed exceptional talent as a musician."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The quality of the recording is **quite exceptional**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The teacher considers Jamie's performance truly exceptional."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will have to do something exceptional to win."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Buildings of exceptional interest are classified as Grade 1."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Exceptional students are given free tuition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was a man of exceptional personal warmth and charm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some of these new young writers are quite exceptional."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The paintings are exceptional in their quality."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "outstanding",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "remain", "consider somebody/​something"],
                "adverb": ["highly", "pretty", "really"],
                "phrases": ["nothing exceptional", "something exceptional"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "very unusual",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This deadline will be extended only **in exceptional circumstances**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In a few exceptional cases the treatment had alarming side effects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is nothing exceptional about east London."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fund helps people unable to meet exceptional expenses from their regular income."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsepʃənl/",
                "audio": "ex/exceptional/exceptional__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsepʃənl/",
                "audio": "ex/exceptional/exceptional__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}