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   Non·pa·reil

   /ˌnänpəˈrel/

   

   adjective

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

   noun

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

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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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