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Nonpareil Equal Adjective Peer 15th Century French Words Meaning “Not

Front Nonpareil (adjective)
Back Without peer; having no equal.

Nonpareil comes from the 15th-century French words non (meaning “not”) and pareil (meaning “equal”). Combining these two yields “not equal,” meaning someone or something that is without equal.

Synonyms for nonpareil include matchless, peerless, inimitableunrivaled, unsurpassed, and incomparable

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