PARAGON

Meaning of PARAGON in English

■ noun

1》 a person or thing regarded as a model of excellence or of a particular quality.

2》 a perfect diamond of 100 carats or more.

Origin

C16: from obs. Fr., from Ital. ~e 'touchstone', from med. Gk parakonē 'whetstone'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PARAGON — modelle
English interlingue dictionary
PARAGON — panig'ingnan
English-Visayan vocabulary
PARAGON — I. noun see: edge Date: circa 1548 a model of excellence or perfection, II. transitive verb Date: circa 1586 to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARAGON — I. ˈparəˌgän also ˈper- or -_gən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian paragone, literally, touchstone, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARAGON — (v. i.) To be equal; to hold comparison.
Английский словарь Webster
PARAGON — (v. t.) To serve as a model for; to surpass.
Английский словарь Webster
PARAGON — (v. t.) To compare with; to equal; to rival.
Английский словарь Webster
PARAGON — (v. t.) To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
Английский словарь Webster
PARAGON — (n.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.
Английский словарь Webster
PARAGON — (n.) A model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence.
Английский словарь Webster
PARAGON — (n.) Emulation; rivalry; competition.
Английский словарь Webster
PARAGON — ( n. ) A model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAGON — — paragonless , adj. /par"euh gon', -geuhn/ , n. 1. a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAGON — noun emulation; rivalry; competition. 2. paragon ·vi to be equal; to hold comparison. 3. paragon ·noun a companion; a match; …
Webster English vocab
PARAGON — [par.a.gon] n [MF, fr. OIt paragone, lit., touchstone, fr. paragonare to test on a touchstone, fr. Gk parakonan to sharpen, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARAGON — paragon BrE AmE ˈpær əɡ ə n AmE \ -ə ɡɑːn ˈper-, -əɡ ə n (*) ▷ paragon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARAGON — / ˈpærəgən; NAmE -gɑːn/ noun a person who is perfect or who is a perfect example of a particular good …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAGON — par ‧ a ‧ gon /ˈpærəɡən $ -ɡɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Early French , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARAGON — ( paragons) If you refer to someone as a paragon , you mean that they are perfect or have a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAGON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I will actually allow you to see and speak to this paragon of beauty-not to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARAGON — [noun] [C] - a person or thing that is perfect or has an unusually large amount of a particular good …
Cambridge English vocab
PARAGON — n. Function: noun an individual of unequaled excellence often serving as a model FF1C; she is a paragon of a …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PARAGON — I. noun an individual of unequaled excellence often serving as a model she is a paragon of a caring physician …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARAGON — n. epitome, archetype, model, prototype, quintessence, pattern, standard, exemplar, ideal, beau idéal, criterion He had previously regarded Michael as a …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PARAGON — 1. сущ. 1) образец, модель совершенства paragon of perfect polity ≈ образец идеального государственного устройства We don't expect candidates to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARAGON — paragon.ogg 1. ʹpærəgən n 1. образец a paragon of beauty of virtue - образец красоты добродетели a paragon of a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARAGON — 1. ʹpærəgən n 1. образец a paragon of beauty of virtue - образец красоты добродетели a paragon of a wife …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PARAGON — 1. ˈpærəɡən сущ. 1) образец, модель совершенства paragon of perfect polity — образец идеального государственного устройства We don't expect candidates …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PARAGON — 1. ['Ј‡Ї†±†] paragon.wav сущ. 1) образец, модель совершенства paragon of perfect polity — образец идеального государственного устройства We don't expect candidates to be paragons …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PARAGON — 1) образец; модель 2) парагон (шрифт кегля 20) - double paragon
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
PARAGON — 1. сущ. 1) образец, модель совершенства paragon of perfect polity ≈ образец идеального государственного устройства We don't expect candidates to …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARAGON — (n.) A companion; a match; an equal.
Английский словарь Webster
PARAGON — ( v. t. ) To serve as a model for; to surpass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAGON — ( v. t. ) To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAGON — ( v. t. ) To compare with; to equal; to rival.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAGON — ( v. i. ) To be equal; to hold comparison.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAGON — ( n. ) Emulation; rivalry; competition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAGON — ( n. ) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAGON — ( n. ) A companion; a match; an equal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAGON — n. model, ideal; perfect person; acme of perfection
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PARAGON — I. ˈper-ə-ˌgän, -gən, ˈpa-rə- noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian paragone, literally, touchstone, from paragonare to test on a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARAGON — n. Function: transitive verb Date: circa 1586 1 : to compare with : PARALLEL 2 : to put in rivalry …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARAGON — n. Pronunciation: ' per- ə - ˌ gän, -g ə n, ' pa-r ə - Function: noun Etymology: Middle French, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARAGON — n. 1 a a model of excellence. b a supremely excellent person or thing. 2 (foll. by of) a model …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARAGON — n. 1 a a model of excellence. b a supremely excellent person or thing. 2 (foll. by of) a model …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARAGON — n.1 a a model of excellence. b a supremely excellent person or thing. 2 (foll. by of) a model (of …
Oxford English vocab
PARAGON — (~s) If you refer to someone as a ~, you mean that they are perfect or have a lot of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PARAGON
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARAGON — Classification: Town Located in: Indiana (IN) Total Population (2000): 663 Total Housing Units (2000): 275 Land Area (square meters): 650237 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
PARAGON — n. Function: verb Synonyms: EQUATE 2, assimilate, compare, liken, match, parallel
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PARAGON — n. Model, pattern, masterpiece, nonesuch, pink, beau ideal .
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PARAGON — n. 25B6; noun PERFECT EXAMPLE, shining example, model, epitome, archetype, ideal, exemplar, nonpareil, embodiment, personification, quintessence, apotheosis, acme; jewel, gem, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARAGON — Mark Sherman. IEEE Software (Nov 1991).
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
PARAGON — Образец
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PARAGON — образец (совершенства, добродетели) алмаз, бриллиант весом в 100 карат и более typ. парагон
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PARAGON — (n) образец; парагон; соперник
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PARAGON — (a) безукоризненный; образцовый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PARAGON — 1. [ʹpærəgən] n 1. образец a ~ of beauty [of virtue] - образец красоты [добродетели] a ~ of a wife …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PARAGON — n. образец совершенства, парагон [полигр.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PARAGON — n. образец совершенства, парагон [полигр.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PARAGON — _n. 1> образец (совершенства, добродетели); We don't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue. 2> алмаз, бриллиант весом в 100 …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PARAGON — n. 1. образец (совершенства, добродетели); We don't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue. 2. алмаз, бриллиант весом в 100 …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PARAGON — образец (совершенства, добродетели) алмаз, бриллиант весом в 100 карат и более typ. парагон
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PARAGON — _n. 1> образец (совершенства, добродетели) 2> алмаз, бриллиант весом в 100 карат и более 3> _полигр. парагон
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

Concise Oxford English vocab

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