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Origin of nonpareil

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English nonparail(le), from Middle French nonpareil, “unrivalled, peerless,” equivalent to non- non- + pareil “equal,” from Vulgar Latin pariculus, Late Latin pāriculus, a diminutive adjective and noun formed from Latin pār (inflectional stem pāri- “equal, an equal”) + -culus diminutive suffix; see -cle¹

Words nearby nonpareil

nonoperational, nonorthodox, nonoxynol-9, nonparametric, nonparametric statistics, nonpareil, nonparous, nonparticipant, nonparticipating, nonparticipation, nonpartisan

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How to use nonpareil in a sentence

This is a test of whether public television can support a show like this as it does its nonpareil documentary series, Frontline.
The Two Best Newscasts You Aren't Watching|Peter Osnos|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
What high person would not keep for himself, to say nothing of eating, some fraction of such a Nonpareil?
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
The 'Nonpareil Speaker' will be welcomed by parents and teachers for the fresh material graded for all ages.
The Blue Jar Story Book|Maria Edgeworth
This fruit has been thought to resemble the Ohio Nonpareil, but I think it is different.
American Pomology|J. A. Warder

The Nonpareil Parrot is perhaps the most beautiful bird of the parrot tribe in the whole world.
Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia|Samuel Griswold Goodrich
The point is 1⁄12 of a Pica; Nonpareil would accordingly be called six points.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nonpareil

nonpareil

/ (ˈnɒnpərəl, ˌnɒnpəˈreɪl) /

noun

a person or thing that is unsurpassed or unmatched; peerless example

(formerly) a size of printers' type equal to 6 point

US a small bead of coloured sugar used to decorate cakes, biscuits, etc

mainly US a flat round piece of chocolate covered with this sugar

adjective

having no match or equal; peerless

Word Origin for nonpareil

C15: from French, from non- + pareil same

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