Pronunciation: ' pär- ˌ ek-s ə - ' lä n s
Function: adjective
Etymology: F, literally, by excellence
Date: 1695
: being the best of a kind : PREEMINENT <a chef par excellence >
Pronunciation: ' pär- ˌ ek-s ə - ' lä n s
Function: adjective
Etymology: F, literally, by excellence
Date: 1695
: being the best of a kind : PREEMINENT <a chef par excellence >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012