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noun
1.
a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence.
2.
Printing. a 20-point type.
3.
an unusually large, round pearl.
verb (used with object)
4.
to compare; parallel.
5.
to be a match for; rival.
6.
Obsolete. to surpass.
7.
Obsolete. to regard as a paragon.
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Paragon
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Origin:
1540–50; < Middle French < Old Italian paragone comparison, perhaps < Greek parágōn, present participle of parágein to bring side by side
1540–50; < Middle French < Old Italian paragone comparison, perhaps < Greek parágōn, present participle of parágein to bring side by side
Related forms
par·a·gon·less, adjective
Synonyms
1. ideal, standard; nonesuch, nonpareil.
1. ideal, standard; nonesuch, nonpareil.
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Example Sentences
- Such a paragon never wears jeans, or drinks alcohol, or smokes.
- It's a paragon of accessible legal writing.
- One of the best albums of the year so far was made by this paragon of power trios.
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Word Origin & History
paragon
1548, from M.Fr. paragon "a model, pattern of excellence" (15c.), from It. paragone, originally "touchstone to test gold" (c.1324), from paragonare "to test on a touchstone, compare," from Gk. parakonan "to sharpen, whet," from para- "on the side" + akone "whetstone," from PIE base *ak- "be pointed."
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Paragon definition
Mark Sherman. IEEE Software (Nov 1991).
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