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nonesuch
[ nuhn-suhch ]
/ ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ /
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noun Older Use.
a person or thing without equal; paragon: Who can forget the title of the con artist's show from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: “The Thrilling Tragedy of the King's Cameleopard, or the Royal Nonesuch!!!”
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Also non·such [non-suhch, nuhn-] /ˈnɒnˌsʌtʃ, ˈnʌn-/ .
Words nearby nonesuch
nonequivalence, nones, none-so-pretty, nonessential, non est, nonesuch, nonet, nonetheless, none the wiser, none the worse for, nonethnic
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nonesuch
nonsuch
/ (ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ) /
noun
archaic a matchless person or thing; nonpareil
another name for black medick
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