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Word: Nonpareil
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from French, from non- ‘not’ + pareil ‘equal’ (from popular Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin par ‘equal’)
ˌnɒnpəˈreɪ(l)
ˈnɒnp(ə)rəl
having no match or equal; unrivalled
Short Definition:unrivalled
Examples:- he is a nonpareil storyteller
- a film critic nonpareil
Word: Nonpareil
Speech Type: Noun
ˌnɒnpəˈreɪ(l)
ˈnɒnp(ə)rəl
an unrivalled or matchless person or thing
Short Definition:unrivalled person or thing
Examples:- a great player, Britain's nonpareil of the 1980s
a flat round confection made of chocolate covered with white sugar sprinkles.
Short Definition:round chocolate confection
an old type size equal to six points (larger than ruby).
Short Definition:old type size
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