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   Par·a·gon

   /ˈperəˌɡän/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality: "it would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous"
   • ▪ a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence: "your cook is a paragon"
   • ▪ a perfect diamond of 100 carats or more.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from obsolete French, from Italian paragone ‘touchstone to try good (gold) from bad’, from medieval Greek parakonē ‘whetstone’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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