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English

Etymology

From paragone (literally “touchstone”) < Greek parakonan < Greek para- + akōne

Noun

  1. a companion; a match; an equal
  2. emulation; rivalry; competition
  3. a model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence
  4. : In the novel, Constanza is a paragon of virtue who would never compromise her reputation.
  5. a size of type between great primer and double pica.


Translations

Verb

  1. to compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with
  2. to compare with; to equal; to rival
  3. to serve as a model for; to surpass
  4. to be equal; to hold comparison


Translations

Category:Greek derivations

io:paragon te:paragon vi:paragon zh:paragon

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Paragon \Par"a*gon\, v. i.
To be equal; to hold comparison. [R.]
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Few or none could . . . paragon with her. --Shelton.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Paragon \Par"a*gon\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*g[o^]n), n. [OF. paragon, F.
parangon; cf. It. paragone, Sp. paragon, parangon; prob. fr.
Gr. ? to rub against; para` beside + ? whetstone; cf. LGr. ?
a polishing stone.]
1. A companion; a match; an equal. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Philoclea, who indeed had no paragon but her sister.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
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2. Emulation; rivalry; competition. [Obs.]
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Full many feats adventurous
Performed, in paragon of proudest men. --Spenser.
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3. A model or pattern; especially a pattern of excellence or
perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence. --Udall.
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Man, . . . the paragon of animals ! --Shak.
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The riches of sweet Mary's son,
Boy-rabbi, Israel's paragon. --Emerson.
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4. (Print.) A size of type between great primer and double
pica. See the Note under Type.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Paragon \Par"a*gon\, v. t. [Cf. OF. paragonner, F. parangonner.]
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1. To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation
with. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
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2. To compare with; to equal; to rival. [R.] --Spenser.
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In arms anon to paragon the morn,
The morn new rising. --Glover.
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3. To serve as a model for; to surpass. [Obs.]
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He hath achieved a maid
That paragons description and wild fame. --Shak.
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WordNet paragon
n 1: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn: idol,
perfection, beau ideal]
2: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no
equal [syn: ideal, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch,
nonsuch]
Moby Dictionary
A per se , Miss America , ace , acme , apotheosis , archetype ,
assimilate , bathing beauty , beau ideal , beaut , beauty ,
beauty contest winner , beauty queen , belle , best type , boss , bunny ,
champ , champion , charmer , chief , choice , chosen , classic ,
commander , compare , cover girl , crackerjack , cream , criterion ,
cynosure , dazzler , dean , dream , ego ideal , elect , elite ,
enchantress , epitome , exemplar , fat , flower , fugleman , gem , genius ,
good example , great beauty , head , hero , higher-up , ideal , jewel ,
knockout , lady fair , last word , laureate , leader , liken , looker ,
love , lovely , man of men , master , masterpiece , masterwork , match ,
mirror , model , nonesuch , nonpareil , optimum , parallel , pattern ,
pattern of perfection , peach , phoenix , pick , pinup , pinup girl ,
prime , principal , prize , prodigy , prototype , pussycat , queen ,
quintessence , raving beauty , reigning beauty , ruler , select ,
senior , sex kitten , shining example , slick chick , standard , star ,
stunner , superior , superlative , superman , superstar , the best ,
the best ever , the greatest , the most , the tops , the very best ,
top dog , tops , trump , ultimate , very model , virtuoso


FOLDOC Paragon

Mark Sherman. IEEE Software (Nov 1991).


Paragon, IN (town, FIPS 57870) Location: 39.39485 N, 86.56305 W Population (1990): 515 (194 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46166
Moby Dictionary 663
Housing Units (2000): 275
Land area (2000): 0.251058 sq. miles (0.650237 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.251058 sq. miles (0.650237 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57870
Located within: Indiana (IN) , FIPS 18
Location: 39.394901 N , 86.561797 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 46166
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Paragon , IN
Paragon
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