(archaic, or, poetic, rare) More surpassing, more excelling.
Today ⚽ 🆚 Glasgow University 🗓️ 6 May 🕗 8pm kick off 🏟️ Excelsior Stadium See you at the football!
A popular summer gathering spot on Lake Minnetonka was damaged by a fire overnight. Fire crews are still on scene at Haskell's in Excelsior, where they are working to assess the damage.
(archaic, or, poetic, rare) More surpassing, more excelling.
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Bij een aanrijding op de rotonde Excelsior in Venlo zijn meerdere personen gewond geraakt. Hulpdiensten zijn ter plaatse.
(dated) Onward.
Excelsior means: Onward.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
excelsior means: Onward.. Register: dated, informal. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“Today ⚽ 🆚 Glasgow University 🗓️ 6 May 🕗 8pm kick off 🏟️ Excelsior Stadium See you at the football!”
“A popular summer gathering spot on Lake Minnetonka was damaged by a fire overnight. Fire crews are still on scene at Haskell's in Excelsior, where they are working to assess the damage.”
“Bij een aanrijding op de rotonde Excelsior in Venlo zijn meerdere personen gewond geraakt. Hulpdiensten zijn ter plaatse.”
“Excelsior, according to officials: The United States and #Iran are nearing a one-page agreement to end the war Washington expects a response from Tehran on several key points within 48 hours The agreement includes Iran suspending uranium enrichment”
“Según publica el Excelsior, un escritor mexicano sugiere "empacar a Hernán Cortés" y entregar sus restos a Ayuso. Menos mal que solo va a estar 10 días y se irá pronto a la playa.”
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(archaic, or, poetic, rare) Loftier, yet higher, more elevated; ever upward.
Excelsior means: Loftier, yet higher, more elevated; ever upward.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
excelsior means: Loftier, yet higher, more elevated; ever upward.. Register: archaic, historical. Almost never used today; you will find it only in older texts, dictionaries of dialect, or historical writing. Avoid in active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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