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   nonpareil

   /ˌnɒnpəˈreɪ(l)/

   adjective

   • 1. having no match or equal; unrivalled: "he is a nonpareil storyteller"

   noun

   • 1. an unrivalled or matchless person or thing: "a great player, Britain's nonpareil of the 1980s"
   • 2. a flat round confection made of chocolate covered with white sugar sprinkles. US
   • 3. an old type size equal to six points (larger than ruby).

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French, from non- ‘not’ + pareil ‘equal’ (from popular Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin par ‘equal’).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nonpareilNonpareil Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : an individual of unequaled excellence : paragon. 2. a. : a small flat disk of chocolate covered with white sugar pellets. b. : sugar in small pellets of various colors. Did you know? Trace nonpareil back to its Middle French origins and you'll find that it comes from a term meaning "not equal."

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › nonpareilNONPAREIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   nonpareil noun (PERSON/THING) [ S ] literary. a person or thing that is better than any other: She was, he was convinced, the nonpareil among women. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exceptional qualities, things and people. a gift from the gods idiom. be a one idiom.

4. www.oed.com › dictionary › nonpareil_adjnonpareil, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

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   There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word nonpareil, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › nonpareilNONPAREIL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun. us / ˌnɑːn.pəˈrel / uk / ˌnɒn.pəˈreɪl / nonpareil noun (PERSON/THING) [ S ] literary. a person or thing that is better than any other: She was, he was convinced, the nonpareil among women. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exceptional qualities, things and people. a gift from the gods idiom. be a one idiom. character. curiosity.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nonpareilNonpareil - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   nonpareil. Use nonpareil to describe someone or something that is beyond compare, an absolute model of perfection of a particular thing. Jane Austen was a writer nonpareil, and James Bond a spy nonpareil.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › wordplay › nonpareilThe Sweet Truth About 'Nonpareil' - Merriam-Webster

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   In English, nonpareil is pronounced \nahn-puh-REL\ and means “having no equal” as an adjective or, as a noun, “someone or something that is better than any other” or, more deliciously, “a small flat disc of chocolate covered with sugar pellets.”

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › nonpareilNONPAREIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. a person or thing that is unsurpassed or unmatched; peerless example. 2. (formerly) a size of printers ' type equal to 6 point. 3. US. a small bead of coloured sugar used to decorate cakes, biscuits, etc. 4. mainly US. a flat round piece of chocolate covered with this sugar.