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Nonpareil

speaker

Meaning

Adj

Unequalled,
; unique.

Noun

A person or
that has no
; a paragon.
In Biology & Noctuoid moths:
The
or Clifden
(Catocala fraxini), a
of
across the Palearctic; also (obsolete) any of
of other
.
In Australian English, Biology, Apple cultivars & Noctuoid moths:
In
: the
(Platycercus eximius), a
of
(parrot)
to
Australia.
In American English, Biology, Apple cultivars, Cardinalids, Noctuoid moths & Parrots:
The
(Passerina ciris), a brightly-coloured
to North America.
In Biology:
In
: a
of
both
and
which
very
in the
; also, the
this fruit.
In American English, Cooking, Apple cultivars & Sweets:
Any of various types of small sweets.
In American English, Cooking & Apple cultivars:
A small
of
or
used as
on
and candy.
In American English & Cooking:
A small,
with such
of
,
to a comfit.
In American English, Cooking, Apple cultivars & Cakes and pastries:
A
(“pickled
”) of the
size.
In Typography, Apple cultivars & Noctuoid moths:
The
of type between
and
(or, in the United States, between
and
),
as 6-point; (countable) a
of this
.
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Origin

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Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
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