Paragon

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  • noun. A model of excellence or perfection of a kind; a peerless example.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An unflawed diamond weighing at least 100 carats.
  • noun. A very large spherical pearl.
  • noun. A type size of 20 points.
  • transitive verb. To compare; parallel.
  • transitive verb. To equal; match.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A model or pattern; especially, a model or pattern of special excellence or perfection.
  • noun. A companion; fellow; mate.
  • noun. A rival.
  • noun. Rivalry; emulation; hence, comparison; a test of excellence or superiority.
  • noun. A stuff, embroidered or plain, used for dress and upholstery in the seventeenth century.
  • noun. A diamond weighing more than 100 carats.
  • noun. A size of printing-type, about lines to the inch, the intermediate of the larger size double small-pica and the smaller size great-primer, equal to 20 points, and so distinguished in the new system of sizes.
  • To compare; parallel; mention in comparison or competition.
  • To admit comparison with; rival; equal.
  • To go beyond; excel; surpass.
  • To compare; pretend to comparison or equality.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
  • transitive verb. To compare with; to equal; to rival.
  • transitive verb. To serve as a model for; to surpass.
  • noun. A companion; a match; an equal.
  • noun. Emulation; rivalry; competition.
  • noun. A model or pattern
  • noun. A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.
  • intransitive verb. To be equal; to hold comparison.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A flawless diamond of at least 100 carats.
  • verb. To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
  • verb. To compare with; to equal; to rival.
  • verb. To serve as a model for; to surpass.
  • verb. To be equal; to hold comparison.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
  • noun. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
  • Word Usage
    "And do you not think, Plato, that it might possibly be found that this paragon is a Canadian?"
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