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par⋅a⋅gon

  [par-uh-gon, -guhn]
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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.
Origin:
1540–50; < MF < OIt paragone comparison, perh. < Gk parágōn, prp. of parágein to bring side by side

Related forms:
par⋅a⋅gon⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. ideal, standard; nonesuch, nonpareil.
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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