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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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   What is a nonpareil parrot?

   • The Nonpareil Parrot is perhaps the most beautiful bird of the parrot tribe in the whole world. The point is 1⁄12 of a Pica; Nonpareil would accordingly be called six points. Nonpareil definition: having no equal; peerless. . See examples of NONPAREIL used in a sentence.

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   What does Nonpareil mean?

   • Pareil itself comes from a Latin par, which means "equal," and non- is a common prefix meaning "not." In addition to its adjectival use, nonpareil also functions as a noun describing an individual of unequaled excellence ("the nonpareil of cellists"), and as the name of a chocolate candy disk covered with small sugar pellets.

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   How do you pronounce nonpareil in French?

   • Nonpareil is pronounced \nohn-pah-rehy\ in French. Today, a French person who wants to say “having no equal” would say sans pareil, pronounced \sahn-pah-rehy\ . In English, nonpareil means 'having no equal' or 'a small flat disc of chocolate covered with sugar sprinkles.' In French, it doesn't mean much of anything anymore.

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   What is a nonpareil on the New York stage?

   • The nonpareils on the New York stage whom you will wish to cultivate. A person who or thing which has no equal; an unrivalled or unique person or thing. Philosophy. transferred. A person or thing that transcends classification. The phoenix ( phoenix, n.¹ 1); (also) figurative a person or thing of unique excellence (cf. phoenix, n.¹ 2a).

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     NONPAREIL meaning: 1. better than any other: 2. a person or...

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   Nonpareil can be an adjective meaning "having no equal" or a noun meaning "paragon" or "chocolate candy". Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related words of nonpareil from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   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.

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   Nonpareil is an English word that means "having no equal" or "a small chocolate candy". In French, it is an archaic word that means "without peer" or "a sparrow". Learn the origin and history of this word.

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   Nonpareil is an adjective meaning having no equal, unrivalled, or unique, and a noun meaning a person or thing of this kind. It also refers to a size of type in printing and typography.

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