paragone

Italian

Etymology

From paragonare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.raˈɡo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧gó‧ne

Noun

paragone m (plural paragoni)

1. comparison

   Synonyms: accostamento, commisurazione, comparazione, confronto, parallelo

2. (uncountable, printing, dated) a large size of type, standardized as 20 point

Derived terms

• pietra di paragone (“touchstone”)

Further reading

• paragone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• arpagone

Spanish

Verb

paragone

1. inflection of paragonar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative