noun
- A title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'.
- usage: "Your Excellency"
- An outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels.
- usage: "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"
- synonyms: excellence
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