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paragon

/ˈpærəɡən/noun

उच्चारण पैरगन

आदर्श, प्रतिमान, आदर्श उदाहरण

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noun
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    [C] ~ (of sth)

    a person who is perfect or who is a perfect example of a particular good quality

    आदर्श, प्रतिमान, आदर्श उदाहरण

    • She is a paragon of patience.
    • a paragon of virtue
    • Radhika was held up as a paragon of hard work in her school.
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    • He is no paragon of honesty, but he does try his best.
    • The coach described the captain as a paragon of fair play.

    Synonyms model ideal epitome exemplar embodiment

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

par·a·gon

With -agon (not 'paragan' or 'parragon').

अंत में -agon ('paragan' या 'parragon' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep apart paragon (a perfect model) and paradigm (a typical pattern or model).

Paragon (पूर्ण आदर्श) और paradigm (विशिष्ट pattern या मॉडल) को अलग रखिए।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A paragon of virtue, a paragon of beauty.

Collocations: a paragon of virtue (गुणों की मिसाल), a paragon of beauty (सुंदरता की मिसाल)। Paragon का अर्थ है आदर्श नमूना।

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One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: a model of excellence or perfection is a paragon; the perfect example of something is its epitome or quintessence.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: उत्कृष्टता या पूर्णता का आदर्श paragon; किसी चीज़ का पूर्ण उदाहरण उसका epitome या quintessence।