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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Excel \Ex*cel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excelled}; p. pr & vb n. {Excelling}.] [L. excellere excelsum ex out + a root found in culmen height, top cf F. exceller. See {Culminate}, {Column}.] 1. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense Excelling others these were great; Thou, greater still must these excel. --Prior. I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. --Eccl. ii 13. 2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass. She opened; but to shut Excelled her power; the gates wide open stood. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Excel \Ex*cel"\, v. i. To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as to excel in mathematics, or classics. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. --Gen. xlix. 4. Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel. --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: excel v : distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: {stand out}, {surpass}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Excel, AL (town, FIPS 24880) Location: 31.42617 N, 87.34242 W Population (1990): 571 (220 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Excel {Microsoft Excel}
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