Meaning & use
paragon
A person or thing regarded as a perfect or excellent example of a quality.
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Doctors at the clinic considered her a paragon of patience and calm.
The old bridge was once hailed as a paragon of engineering design.
A note on using this word
Paragon is typically used with of, as in a paragon of virtue, to name the quality being exemplified.
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