| exceedance | (noun) (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time | - |
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| excellence | (noun) the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree | - |
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| (noun) an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels | Synonyms: excellency |
| excellency | (noun) an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels | Synonyms: excellence |
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| excelsior | (noun) thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing | Synonyms: wood shavings |
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| exception | (noun) a deliberate act of omission | Synonyms: elision, exclusion |
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| (noun) an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization | - |
| (noun) grounds for adverse criticism | - |
| excerpt | (noun) a passage selected from a larger work | Synonyms: excerption, extract, selection |
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| excerption | (noun) The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work. | - |
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| (noun) a passage selected from a larger work | Synonyms: excerpt, extract, selection |
| excess | (noun) excessive indulgence | Synonyms: overindulgence |
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| (noun) immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits | Synonyms: excessiveness, inordinateness |
| (noun) a quantity much larger than is needed | Synonyms: nimiety, surplus, surplusage |
| (noun) the state of being more than full | Synonyms: overabundance, surfeit |
| excessiveness | (noun) immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits | Synonyms: excess, inordinateness |
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