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NONESUCH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

Synonyms:

apotheosis; ideal; nonesuch; nonpareil; nonsuch; paragon; saint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("nonesuch" is a kind of...):

model; role model (someone worthy of imitation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonesuch"):

crackerjack; jimdandy; jimhickey (someone excellent of their kind)

class act (someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence)

humdinger (someone of remarkable excellence)

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