nonpareil
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nonpareil /ˌnɒnpəˈreɪl/
▶adjective having no match or equal; unrivalled. ▶noun
- 1 an unrivalled person or thing.
- 2 US a flat round chocolate sweet covered with white sugar sprinkles.
- 3 Printing an old type size equal to six points.
– origin ME: from Fr., from non- ‘not’ + pareil ‘equal’.
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