Par Excellence Definition

pär ĕk-sə-läɴs
adjective
Being the best or truest of a kind; quintessential.
A diplomat par excellence.
American Heritage
adverb
In the greatest degree of excellence; beyond comparison; preeminent(ly)
Webster's New World

Origin of Par Excellence

  • Borrowing from French par excellence (“by excellence").

    From Wiktionary

  • French par by excellence preeminence

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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