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paragon

[ par-uh-gon, -guhn ]

noun

  1. a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence:

    a paragon of virtue.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

  2. someone of exceptional merit:

    Just who is this paragon whose name is on everyone's lips?

    Synonyms: ,

  3. Printing. a 20-point type.
  4. an unusually large, round pearl.


verb (used with object)

  1. Rare. to compare; parallel.
  2. Archaic. to be a match for; rival.
  3. Obsolete. to surpass.
  4. Obsolete. to regard as a paragon.

paragon

/ ˈ±èæ°ùəɡə²Ô /

noun

  1. a model of excellence; pattern

    a paragon of virtue

  2. a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 20 point
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. archaic.
    1. to equal or surpass
    2. to compare
    3. to regard as a paragon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paragon1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French paragon, parangon “model,†from Old Italian paragone “touchstone,†from paragonare “to compare, test on a touchstone,†from Greek ±è²¹°ù²¹°ì´Ç²Ôâ²Ô “to sharpen, whet,†equivalent to para- “beside, alongside†+ ²¹°ì´Ç²Ôâ²Ô “to sharpen, whet,†a derivative of ²¹°ìó²Ôŧ “whetstone, boneâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paragon1

C16: via French from Old Italian paragone comparison, from Medieval Greek ±è²¹°ù²¹°ì´Ç²Ôŧ whetstone, from Greek parakonan to sharpen against, from para- 1+ akonan to sharpen, from ²¹°ì´Ç²Ôŧ whetstone
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“The Year of Magical Thinking†stands out as a paragon of unreliable narration.

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Overhead lighting is there because it’s functional, not favorable, and it’s time to stop accepting anything less than the paragon of lighting excellence.

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In a cemetery on a hill overlooking Kobe, Japan, family and friends have gathered to mark the second anniversary of the death of a young man, regarded by one and all as a paragon.

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The paragon of false humility, Bellini reminds everyone he really doesn’t want to be named pope . . . even as he passionately campaigns for the job.

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The Cox family is a paragon of old money and society, especially in Georgia, where their company is headquartered and has wielded power since 1939.

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