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Definitions of excellence

noun
high status importance owing to marked superiority

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type of:
haut status, status élevé
a position of superior status
noun
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

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types:
grandeur, magnificence
splendid or imposing in size or appearance

majesté, noblesse
impressiveness in scale or proportion

type of:
caractéristique, propriété
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

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