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1. (n.) paragon
a model or pattern of excellence.
2. (v.t.) paragon
to compare; parallel.
3. paragon
to match; rival.
4. paragon
Obs. to surpass.
Etymology: (1540–50; < MF < early It paragone comparison, touchstone < MGk parakónē whetstone, der. of Gk parakonân to sharpen, whet =
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal
an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
2. (noun) ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Paragon
a companion; a match; an equal
2. (noun) Paragon
emulation; rivalry; competition
3. (noun) Paragon
a model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence
4. (noun) Paragon
a size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type
5. (verb) Paragon
to compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with
6. (verb) Paragon
to compare with; to equal; to rival
7. (verb) Paragon
to serve as a model for; to surpass
8. (verb) Paragon
to be equal; to hold comparison
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Sense: a perfect example of a good quality etc
She is a paragon of virtue.
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 Afrikaans: toonbeeld |
 Arabic: مَثَل أعْلى، قُدْوَه |
 Bulgarian: образец |
 Brazilian: exemplo |
 Czech: vzor |
 German: das Muster |
 Danish: forbillede |
 Greek: υπόδειγμα |
 Spanish: dechado, modelo |
 Estonian: musternäidis |
 Farsi: نمونه عالی |
 Finnish: esikuva |
 French: modèle |
 Hebrew: מוֹפֶת |
 Hindi: आदर्श |
 Croatian: uzor, uzorančovjek |
 Hungarian: minta(kép) |
 Indonesian: teladan |
 Icelandic: fyrirmynd |
 Italian: modello |
 Japanese: 模範 |
 Korean: 모범, 본보기 |
 Lithuanian: pavyzdys,įsikūnijimas |
 Latvian: paraugs, etalons |
 Malay: contoh yg unggul |
 Dutch: toonbeeld |
 Norwegian: mønster |
 Polish: wzór |
 Persian: نمونه عالی |
 Pashto: نمونه، سرمشق، موډل، هغه ا |
 Portuguese: exemplo |
 Romanian: model |
 Russian: образец |
 Slovak: vzor |
 Slovenian: vzor |
 Serbian: uzor |
 Swedish: mönster, förebild |
 Thai: ตัวอย่างดีเลิศ |
 Turkish: örnek kimse |
 Taiwanese: 模範 |
 Ukrainian: зразок |
 Urdu: کمال، خوبيوں کا مجموعہ |
 Vietnamese: mẫu mực |
 Chinese: 模范 |
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