- paragon para·gon n
- ['pærəɡən]
FALSE FRIEND: paragon is not translated by the Italian word paragone
paragon of virtue — modello di virtù
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
paragon para·gon n
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Paragon — Par a*gon (p[a^]r [.a]*g[o^]n), n. [OF. paragon, F. parangon; cf. It. paragone, Sp. paragon, parangon; prob. fr. Gr. ? to rub against; para beside + ? whetstone; cf. LGr. ? a polishing stone.] 1. A companion; a match; an equal. [Obs.] Spenser.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paragon — par·a·gon || pærÉ™gÉ‘n / gÉ™n n. model, ideal; perfect person; acme of perfection … English contemporary dictionary
par|a|gon — «PAR uh gon», noun, adjective, verb, goned, gon|ing. –n. 1. a model of excellence or perfection: »a paragon of beauty. Winter, the paragon of art, that kills all forms of life…save what is pure and will survive (Roy Campbell). 2. a flawless… … Useful english dictionary
parangon — (pa ran gon) s. m. 1° Comparaison. Mettre en parangon. • Près d un feu qui sera bon, Quoique le feu d un pauvre homme, Nous ferons le parangon De Paris et de ta Rome, SCARR. Poés. div. Oeuv. t. VII, p. 266, dans POUGENS. • S il avait mis… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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