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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Paragon \Par"a*gon\, v. i. To be equal; to hold comparison. [R.] Few or none could . . . paragon with her. --Shelton. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Paragon \Par"a*gon\, n. [OF. paragon, F. parangon; cf. It. paragone, Sp. paragon, parangon; prob. fr. Gr. [?] to rub against; [?] beside + [?] whetstone; cf. LGr. [?] a polishing stone.] 1. A companion; a match; an equal. [Obs.] --Spenser. Philoclea, who indeed had no paragon but her sister. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. Emulation; rivalry; competition. [Obs.] Full many feats adventurous Performed, in paragon of proudest men. --Spenser. 3. A model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence. --Udall. Man, . . . the paragon of animals ! --Shak. The riches of sweet Mary's son, Boy-rabbi, Israel's paragon. --Emerson. 4. (Print.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under {Type}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Paragon \Par"a*gon\, v. t. [Cf. OF. paragonner, F. parangonner.] 1. To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. 2. To compare with; to equal; to rival. [R.] --Spenser. In arms anon to paragon the morn, The morn new rising. --Glover. 3. To serve as a model for; to surpass. [Obs.] He hath achieved a maid That paragons description and wild fame. --Shak. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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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 | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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Paragon Mark Sherman. IEEE Software (Nov 1991). | |
