(excelsior)

  • 11Excelsior — Excelsior, MN U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 2393 Housing Units (2000): 1254 Land area (2000): 0.625972 sq. miles (1.621260 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.047039 sq. miles (0.121831 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.673011 sq. miles (1.743091 …

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  • 12Excelsior, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 2393 Housing Units (2000): 1254 Land area (2000): 0.625972 sq. miles (1.621260 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.047039 sq. miles (0.121831 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.673011 sq. miles (1.743091 sq. km) FIPS… …

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  • 13excelsior — L. excelsior higher, comp. of excelsus (adj.) high, elevated, lofty, pp. of excellere (see EXCEL (Cf. excel)), taken 1778 as motto of New York State, where it apparently was mistaken for an adverb. Popularized 1841 as title of a poem by… …

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  • 14excelsior — ☆ excelsior [ek sel′sē ôr΄, iksel′sē ər; ] for n. [, ek sel′sē ər, ik sel′sēər ] adj., interj. [L, compar. of excelsus, lofty, high < pp. of excellere, EXCEL: EXCELSIOR n. < orig. use as trademark] higher; always upward: used as a motto (as …

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  • 15Excelsior — Ex*cel si*or, a. [L., compar. of excelsus elevated, lofty, p. p. of excellere. See {Excel}, v. t.] More lofty; still higher; ever upward. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16Excelsior — Ex*cel si*or, n. A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17Excélsior — is a daily newspaper, founded by Rafael Alducin and published in Mexico City since 1917.During the 1950s and 1960s, the newspaper s editorial stance was of a relatively liberal bent, under the editorship of Julio Scherer. After Scherer left the… …

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  • 18Excelsior — (lat., Komparativ von excelsus, »erhaben«), besonders ausgezeichnet, von hervorragender Güte; auch als Motto (»höher hinauf«) und reklamehaft für Gegenstände der Industrie etc. gebraucht; s. auch Exzelsior …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 19Excélsior — es un periódico mexicano fundado a principios del Siglo XX y que aún se publica. * * * Periódico mexicano de circulación nacional, con sede en la capital, México, D.F. Fundado en 1917 por Rafael Alducín, mantuvo su perfil conservador hasta 1968.… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 20Excelsior — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Excelsior », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Excelsior est mot latin signifiant… …

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