paragon
21paragón — (De paragonar). m. desus. Comparación, parangón …
22paragon — ► NOUN 1) a model of excellence or of a particular quality. 2) a perfect diamond of 100 carats or more. ORIGIN Italian paragone touchstone …
23paragon — [par′ə gän΄, par′əgən] n. [MFr (Fr parangon) < It paragone, a comparison, test, lit., touchstone < paragonare, to test, compare < Gr parakonan, to whet < para ,PARA 1 + akonē, whetstone: for IE base see ACID] 1. a model or pattern of… …
24Paragon — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le terme français équivalent à l anglosaxon paragon est parangon. Le Siam Paragon est le dernier né des grands centres commerciaux de Bangkok, un projet… …
25Paragon — В Викисловаре есть статья «paragon» Paragon Software  международная IT компания. Paragon  немецкая рок группа …
26paragon — UK [ˈpærəɡən] / US [ˈperəˌɡɑn] noun [countable] Word forms paragon : singular paragon plural paragons formal someone who is perfect or who is the best possible example of a particular quality paragon of: a paragon of virtue …
27paragon — [[t]pæ̱rəgɒn[/t]] paragons N COUNT: oft N of n If you refer to someone as a paragon, you mean that they are perfect or have a lot of a good quality. We don t expect candidates to be paragons of virtue. ...a paragon of neatness, efficiency and… …
28paragon — paragonless, adj. /par euh gon , geuhn/, n. 1. a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence. 2. Print. a 20 point type. 3. an unusually large, round pearl. v.t. 4. to compare; parallel. 5. to be a match for; rival. 6. Obs. to… …
29paragon — [16] When we say someone is a ‘paragon of virtue’ – a perfect example of virtue, able to stand comparison with any other – we are unconsciously using the long dead metaphor of ‘sharpening’ them against others. The word comes via archaic French… …
30paragon — par|a|gon [ˈpærəgən US ga:n] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Early French, from Old Italian paragone stone for testing gold , from paragonare to test on such a stone , from Greek parakonan to sharpen ] someone who is perfect or is extremely brave,… …
