What does paragon mean?

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What does paragon mean?

Answer 1

paragon |ˈparəˌgän; -gən|

noun

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.

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Answer 2

While I don't know for sure where Bill got his definition, if it was from an electronic source, I have to wonder if it is really all that hard to copy the whole source, for example this from: http://www.encyclopedia.com

" plagiarism

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | Date: 2008

pla·gia·rism / ˈplājəˌrizəm/ • n. the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. DERIVATIVES: pla·gia·rist n. pla·gia·ris·tic / ˌplājəˈristik/ adj.

© The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2008, originally published by Oxford University Press 2008."

Though Bill did spell "noun" completely rather than use just the "n." one would find here: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pa... so it is partly his work.