paragon

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman paragone, peragone, Middle French paragon, from Italian paragone (“choice”), from paragonare, from Ancient Greek παρακονάω (parakonaō, “I sharpen, whet”) from παρά (para) + ἀκόνη (akonē, “whetstone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpærəɡən/

Noun

paragon (plural paragons)

1. A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model of some given (especially positive) quality. [from 16th c.]

   In the novel, Constanza is a paragon of virtue who would never compromise her reputation.

2. (obsolete) A companion; a match; an equal. [16th-19th c.]
3. (obsolete) Comparison; competition. [16th-17th c.]
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ix:

     good by paragone / Of euill, may more notably be rad, / As white seemes fairer, macht with blacke attone [...].

4. (typography) A size of type between great primer and double pica. [from 18th c.]
5. A flawless diamond of at least 100 carats.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:model

Translations

model or pattern

Finnish: perikuva (fi), esikuva (fi) French: parangon (fr) Manx: ard-hampleyr (gv) m.

Polish: wzór (pl) m. Romanian: pildă (ro) f., luceafăr (ro) (figuratively) m., model de perfecțiune n. Russian: образец (ru) (obrazéc)

companion

Italian: paragone (it) m.

comparison; competition

Italian: paragone (it) m.

Spanish: parangón (es) m.

size of type between great primer and double pica

Verb

paragon (third-person singular simple present paragons, present participle paragoning, simple past and past participle paragoned)

1. to compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with
2. to compare with; to equal; to rival
3. to serve as a model for; to surpass
4. to be equal; to hold comparison

Translations

to compare

Italian: paragonare (it)

to compare with

Italian: paragonare (it)

to serve as a model for

Finnish: olla esikuvana

French: parangonner (fr)

to be equal

External links

• paragon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• paragon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Czech

Noun

paragon m.

1. A receipt, sales slip.

Synonyms

• stvrzenka
• účtenka

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Polish

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paragon

Pronunciation

• IPA: /paˈraɡɔn/

Noun

paragon m.

1. receipt (written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received)

Declension

    declension of paragon

	singular	plural
nominative	paragon	paragony
genitive	paragonu	paragonów
dative	paragonowi	paragonom
accusative	paragon	paragony
instrumental	paragonem	paragonami
locative	paragonie	paragonach
vocative	paragonie	paragony

Related terms

• paragonik