PARAGON
\pˈaɹəɡən], \pˈaɹəɡən], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_ɡ_ə_n]\
Definitions of PARAGON
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
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an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
By Princeton University
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model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
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an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence.
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A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.
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To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
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To compare with; to equal; to rival.
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To serve as a model for; to surpass.
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To be equal; to hold comparison.
By Oddity Software
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A model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence.
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A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.
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To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
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To compare with; to equal; to rival.
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To serve as a model for; to surpass.
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To be equal; to hold comparison.
By Noah Webster.
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Something of extraordinary excellence; model or pattern of perfection; as, a paragon of virtue.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Spanish] A model or pattern by way of distinction, implying superior excellence or perfection.
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