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† ˈexcellentness Obs. [f. as prec. + -ness.] = excellence.
1569Golding Heminges Post. 12 Hee commendeth John for the excellentnesse of his Prophecie. 1576Fleming Panopl. Epist. 397 Writers of no lesse excellentnesse then ancientnesse. 1730–6in Bailey (folio). 1775in Ash. |