Etymology

eximious

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Latin eximius
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  1. Latin · derived fromeximius“set apart, select”
  2. English todayeximious

From Latin eximius (“set apart, select”), from eximō (“take out or away; deliver, free”), from ex (“out of, from”) + emō (“buy; acquire, take”).

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