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Meanings of paragon in English

Portuguese
apoteose
Catalan
model
Spanish
dechado

Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal.

      apoteose
      Portuguese
      ídolo
      Catalan
      ídol
      Spanish
      ídolo

      An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept.

            ídolo
            Usage of paragon in English
            1
            Not that any given spud is ever such a paragon of form.
            The botany of desire: a plant's-eye view of the world
            2
            The wickedness of London appals me; and yet I am no paragon.
            Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1
            3
            She was the only girl in the world that deserved his paragon.
            The Big-Town Round-Up
            4
            Even that paragon of fiscal rectitude, Germany, has debt of 68 percent.
            Reuters
            5
            And she still thinks that he was the paragon of all virtues.
            Don Orsino
            6
            Neither was to know anything of the equine paragon until simultaneously exhibited.
            The Lincoln Story Book / A Judicious Collection of the Best Stor...
            7
            She would raise a storm were the Dauphin a paragon of manliness.
            Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
            8
            Yes: I am well aware what a paragon of goodness you are.
            Doctor Thorne
            9
            Whoever the paragon was, he was keeping her identity a close secret.
            Secrets of a Perfect Night
            10
            It is a wonder that such a paragon has escaped thus long.
            His Sombre Rivals
            11
            He has always been held up to me as such a paragon.
            Further Chronicles of Avonlea
            12
            Supposing Miss Upton's paragon had already become absorbed in his own interests.
            In Apple-Blossom Time: A Fairy-Tale to Date
            13
            You are making her out to be a paragon of perfection, Mr.
            The Eustace Diamonds
            14
            Why do you suppose such a paragon is desired by your friend?
            The Voice on the Wire
            15
            Why didn't you tell me more about this family paragon of yours?
            Walter and the Wireless
            16
            Just what might have been expected of thee, my paragon of wisdom!
            Earl Hubert's Daughter / The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of ...
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