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Remarkable Adjective Bre Rɪˈmɑːkəbl Rɪˈmɑːrkəbl Achievement/Career/Talent Woman Thing

Word remarkable
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / rɪˈmɑːkəbl / NAmE / rɪˈmɑːrkəbl /
Example
  • a remarkable achievement/career/talent
  • she was a truly remarkable woman.
  • what is even more remarkable about the whole thing is…
  • the area is remarkable for its scenery.
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remarkable

(adjective)BrE / rɪˈmɑːkəbl / NAmE / rɪˈmɑːrkəbl /
  1. unusual or surprising in a way that causes people to take notice
    • synonym astonishing
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/astonishing
    • a remarkable achievement/career/talent
    • She was a truly remarkable woman.
    • What is even more remarkable about the whole thing is…
    • The area is remarkable for its scenery.
    • It is remarkable that nobody noticed sooner.

    Extra Examples

    • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.
    • What they have achieved is just remarkable.
    • a most remarkable musician
    • a truly remarkable discovery
    • He adapted to the new situation with remarkable speed.
    • It was remarkable that the body had not been found sooner.
    • The interior of the house was remarkable for its beauty.
    • Winning the cup was a remarkable achievement.

    Word Origin

    • early 17th cent.: from French remarquable, from remarquer ‘take note of’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + marquer ‘to mark, note’.
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