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nonesuch

Pronunciation:  `nun'such

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 Definition: [n]  model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
 
 Synonyms: apotheosis, ideal, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint
 
 See Also: crackerjack, humdinger, jimdandy, jimhickey, model, role model

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\None"such`\, n.
A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such;
something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It
is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety
of apple, a species of medic ({Medicago lupulina}), a variety
of pottery clay, etc.

 
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 Related Terms: abnormality, amazement, anomaly, astonishing thing, astonishment, champion, choice, chosen, conversation piece, cream, curio, curiosity, elect, elite, exception, fat, flower, gazingstock, ideal, improbability, jewel, marvel, marvelment, miracle, museum piece, nonpareil, oddity, optimum, paragon, phenomenon, phoenix, pick, prime, prize, prodigiosity, prodigy, queen, quintessence, quite a thing, rarity, select, sensation, sight, something else, spectacle, strange thing, stunner, superlative, the best, the best ever, the tops, the very best, wonder, wonderful thing, wonderment
 

 

 

 

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