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Date: Mon Feb 11 00:37:07 EST 2002
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--eximious
eximious (eg-ZIM-ee-uhs) adjective
Excellent, distinguished.
[From Latin eximius (select, choice), from eximere (to take out, remove).]
"Example" and "exempt" are examples of a few other words that are derived
from the same root.
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