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Definition of remarkable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

remarkable

adjective
 
/rɪˈmɑːkəbl/
 
/rɪˈmɑːrkəbl/
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  1. unusual or surprising in a way that causes people to take notice synonym astonishing
    • a remarkable achievement/career/talent
    • She was a truly remarkable woman.
    • What is even more remarkable about the whole thing is…
    • remarkable for something The area is remarkable for its scenery.
    • remarkable that… It is remarkable that nobody noticed sooner.
    opposite unremarkable
    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.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • just
    • most
    preposition
    • for
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French remarquable, from remarquer ‘take note of’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + marquer ‘to mark, note’.
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