paragon

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

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

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  • IPA: /ˈpærəɡən/

Noun [edit]

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.

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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.

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Noun [edit]

paragon m

  1. A receipt, sales slip.

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Polish [edit]

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paragon

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /paˈraɡɔn/

Noun [edit]

paragon m

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

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