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Definition of nonpareil noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nonpareil

noun

/ˌnɒnpəˈreɪl/

/ˌnɑːnpəˈrel/

[singular] (formal)

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a person or thing that is better than others in a particular area of activity
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, from non- ‘not’ + pareil ‘equal’ (from popular Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin par ‘equal’).

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