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Meaning of paragon in English
Pronunciation
/ˈpɛrəˌɡɑn/
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Noun
paragon
Etymology
mid 16th century: from obsolete French, from Italian paragone‘touchstone to try good (gold) from bad’, from medieval Greek parakonē‘whetstone’
Definitions
1.
an ideal instance
Examples
« a perfect embodiment of a concept »
2.
model of excellence or perfection of a kind
Examples
« one having no equal »