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Noun: excellence  ek-su-lun(t)s
  1. The quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
    "The excellence of her work earned her a promotion"
     
  2. An outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
    "a centre of manufacturing excellence";
    - excellency

Derived forms: excellences

Type of: characteristic, feature, quality

Encyclopedia: Excellence