[ˌɛkstrəˈɔːd(ɪ)n(ə)ri], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- very unusual or remarkable
(e.g: the extraordinary plumage of the male)

- (of a meeting) specially convened
(e.g: an extraordinary session of the Congress)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem ‘outside the normal course of events’

[ˌɛkstrəˈɔːd(ɪ)n(ə)ri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem ‘outside the normal course of events’