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Part of Speech: noun
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" Yes," replied Talbot, " of the highest but not of the most constant excellence. - "The Disowned, Complete", Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
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In this most serious war, which was attended with many variations of fortune, and brought on the Romans the greatest misery and the most formidable dangers, Marius by his inability to accomplish anything of importance showed that military excellence requires bodily vigour and strength: but Sulla by his great exploits obtained among his own citizens the reputation of a great commander, among his friends the reputation of the very greatest, and among his enemies too the reputation of the most fortunate of generals. - "Plutarch's Lives, Volume II", Aubrey Stewart & George Long.
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From the excellence of their horses, as well as from that general deference for the character and prowess of the nation which exists at home, I had been led to believe that the superior qualities of the British cavalry were admitted in Europe. - "Recollections of Europe", J. Fenimore Cooper.