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par·a·gon  (pr-gn, -gn)

n.

1. A model of excellence or perfection of a kind; a peerless example: a paragon of virtue.

2.

a. An unflawed diamond weighing at least 100 carats.

b. A very large spherical pearl.

3. Printing A type size of 20 points.

tr.v. par·a·goned, par·a·gon·ing, par·a·gons

1. To compare; parallel.

2. To equal; match.

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[Obsolete French, from Old French, from Old Italian paragone, from paragonare, to test on a touchstone, perhaps from Greek parakonn, to sharpen : para-, alongside; see para-¹ + akon, whetstone; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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paragon [ˈpærəgən]

n

1. a model of excellence; pattern a paragon of virtue

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 20 point

vb (tr)

Archaic

a.  to equal or surpass

b.  to compare

c.  to regard as a paragon

[via French from Old Italian paragone comparison, from Medieval Greek parakonē whetstone, from Greek parakonan to sharpen against, from para-¹ + akonan to sharpen, from akonē whetstone]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	paragon - an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept beau ideal, perfection, idol ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain gold standard - a paragon of excellence; "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged"
	2.	paragon - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, apotheosis, ideal, saint crackerjack, jimdandy, jimhickey - someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier" role model, model - someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model" class act - someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence humdinger - someone of remarkable excellence; "a humdinger of a secretary"

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paragon

noun model, standard, pattern, ideal, criterion, norm, jewel, masterpiece, prototype, paradigm, archetype, epitome, exemplar, apotheosis, quintessence, nonesuch (archaic), nonpareil, best or greatest thing since sliced bread (informal), cynosure She was a paragon of neatness and efficiency. He was not a paragon. He could never be perfect.

Translations

paragon [ˈpærəgən] N → modelo m, dechado m
a paragon of virtue → un dechado de virtudes

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paragon [ˈpærəgən] n → parangon m
a paragon of virtue → un parangon de vertu

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paragon

n → Muster nt; a paragon of virtue → ein Muster nt → an Tugendhaftigkeit, ein Ausbund m → an Tugend (hum)

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paragon [ˈpærəgən] n paragon of virtue → modello di virtù

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paragon

n paragon [ˈpӕrəgən, (American ) -gon]

a perfect example of a good quality etc She is a paragon of virtue. toonbeeld مَثَل أعْلى، قُدْوَه образец vzor forbillede das Muster υπόδειγμα dechado, modelo musternäidis نمونه عالی esikuva modèle מוֹפֶת आदर्श uzor,uzoran čovjek minta(kép) teladan fyrirmynd modello 模範 모범, 본보기 pavyzdys, įsikūnijimas paraugs, etalons contoh yg unggul toonbeeld mønster wzór exemplo model образец vzor vzor uzor mönster, förebild ตัวอย่างดีเลิศ örnek kimse 模範 зразок کمال، خوبيوں کا مجموعہ mẫu mực 模范