paragone — meaning in English
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English meaning
- benchmark noun A standard used to judge or measure something.
- comparison noun An act of comparing two or more things, or the result of doing so.
- paragon noun A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a quality.
Senses
paragone is used for these senses in English:
- benchmark A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
- comparison The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
- paragon (obsolete) Comparison; competition. [16th–17th c.]
- paragon (typography, printing, dated) The size of type between great primer and double pica, standardized as 20-point. [from 18th c.]
benchmark — full definition
- noun A standard used to judge or measure something.
- noun A test used to measure the performance of computer hardware or software.
- verb To measure something’s performance against a standard or competitor.