paragon
[ par-uh-gon, -guh n ]
/ ˈpær əˌgɒn, -gən /
noun
verb (used with object)
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Origin of paragon
1540–50; < Middle French < Old Italian paragone comparison, perhaps < Greek parágōn, present participle of parágein ‘to bring side by side’
OTHER WORDS FROM paragon
par·a·gon·less, adjectiveWords nearby paragon
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British Dictionary definitions for paragon
paragon
/ (ˈpærəɡən) /
noun
a model of excellence; patterna paragon of virtue
a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 20 point
verb (tr)
archaic
- to equal or surpass
- to compare
- to regard as a paragon
Word Origin for paragon
C16: 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
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