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Word of the day
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March 12
nonpareil
adj
(
frequently
postpositive
)
Unequalled
,
unrivalled
;
unique
.
nonpareil
n
(
countable
)
A
person
or
thing
that has no
equal
; a
paragon
.
(
countable
,
biology
)
The
blue underwing
or
Clifden nonpareil
(
Catocala fraxini
), a
species
of
moth
distributed
across the
Palearctic
; also
(
obsolete
)
any of a
number
of moths of other species.
(
chiefly
Australia
,
archaic
)
In full
nonpareil parrot
: the
eastern rosella
(
Platycercus eximius
), a species of
rosella
(
parrot
)
native
to
southeastern
Australia
.
(
chiefly
US
)
The
painted bunting
(
Passerina ciris
), a
brightly
-
coloured
finch
native to
North America
.
(
archaic
)
In full
nonpareil apple
: a
variety
of
apple
tasting
both
sweet
and
tart
which
ripens
very
late
in the
season
; also, the
tree
producing
this
fruit
.
(
countable
,
chiefly
US
,
cooking
)
(
archaic
)
Any of various
types
of
small
sweets
.
(
by extension
,
dated
)
A small
pellet
of
white
or
coloured
sugar
used
as
decoration
on
baked goods
and
candy
.
(
by extension
)
A small,
flat
chocolate
drop
covered
with such pellets of sugar, similar to a
comfit
.
(
by extension
)
A
caper
(
“
pickled
edible
flower
bud
”
)
of the smallest
size
.
(
uncountable
,
typography
,
chiefly
historical
)
The size of type between
ruby
and
emerald
(or, in the
United States
, between
agate
and
minion
),
standardized
as 6-
point
;
(
countable
)
a
slug
of this size.
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