What does excelencia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word excelencia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use excelencia in Spanish.

The word excelencia in Spanish means excellence, Excellency, honors graduate, academic excellence, par excellence. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word excelencia

excellence

nombre femenino (calidad de excelente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No todos los empleados están comprometidos con la excelencia.
Not all employees are committed to excellence.

Excellency

nombre femenino (protocolo (tratamiento honorífico) (protocol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Su Excelencia es una forma de tratamiento honorífico que se usa para dirigirse a embajadores y arzobispos, por ejemplo.
Your Excellency is an honorary form of address used to address ambassadors and archbishops, for example.

honors graduate

locución nominal masculina (mención honorífica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Por sus altas calificaciones se graduó como bachiller con excelencia.
Because of her high grades she finished as an honors graduate.

academic excellence

locución nominal femenina (calidad de estudios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La búsqueda de la excelencia académica es propia de buenas instituciones educativas.
The pursuit of academic excellence is characteristic of good educational institutions.

par excellence

locución adjetiva (por antonomasia)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Muchos creen que el fútbol es el deporte por excelencia; yo no lo veo así.
Many people think that football is a sport par excellence, but I don't see it that way.

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