paragon
paragon definition
para·gon (par′ə gän′, -gən)
noun
- a model or pattern of perfection or excellence
- a perfect diamond weighing a hundred carats or more
- a large, perfectly round pearl
Etymology: MFr (Fr parangon) < It paragone, a comparison, test, lit., touchstone < paragonare, to test, compare < Gr parakonan, to whet < para-, para- + akonē, whetstone: for IE base see acid
transitive verb
- Old Poet.
- to put side by side; compare
- to be equal to; match
- Obsolete to surpass
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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