Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 9, 2009
paragon \PAIR-uh-gon; -guhn\, noun:
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A model of excellence or perfection; as, "a paragon of beauty; a paragon of eloquence."
A model of excellence or perfection; as, "a paragon of beauty; a paragon of eloquence."
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The main-stream media would have you believe that the B.O. is the paragon of world-wide leadership; but sadly he is nothing more than a second-rate community organizer from Chicago that just happened to ride in on the perfect political storm to his present position!
The main-stream media would have you believe that the B.O. is the paragon of world-wide leadership; but sadly he is nothing more than a second-rate community organizer from Chicago that just happened to ride in on the perfect political storm to his present position!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Paragon comes from Middle French, from Old Italian paragone, literally, "touchstone," from paragonare, "to test on a touchstone," from Greek parakonan, "to rub against, to sharpen," from para-, "beside" + akone, "a whetstone."
Paragon comes from Middle French, from Old Italian paragone, literally, "touchstone," from paragonare, "to test on a touchstone," from Greek parakonan, "to rub against, to sharpen," from para-, "beside" + akone, "a whetstone."
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