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Remarkable


REM'ARKABLE, adjective

1. Observable; worthy of notice.

'Tis remarkable that they talk most, who have the least to say.

2. Extraordinary; unusual; that deserves particular notice, or that may excite admiration or wonder; as the remarkable preservation of lives in shipwreck. The dark day in May, 1790, was a remarkable phenomenon.