nonpareil

Etymology
From Late, from , , from  +. is derived from, from , from +  (a variant of ).

Noun sense 4 (size of type standardized at 6-point) is usually taken to derive from the attractive type cut by the brothers ( 1482–1503 and 1496–1527 respectively) for their 1498 edition of the divine offices in Venice; it was for a long time the smallest-sized type in use.

Adjective

 * 1)  Unequalled, unrivalled; unique.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 無儔
 * Czech: nesrovnatelné, unikum
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , ,
 * German:
 * Italian: ,
 * Korean: 비할 데가 없는
 * Portuguese:, sem igual, sem par
 * Romanian: exemplu (neegalabil), model de perfecțiune
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, , sin paralelo

Noun

 * 1)  A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon.
 * 2) The  or , a species of moth distributed across the Palearctic; also  any of a number of moths of other species.
 * 3)  In full nonpareil parrot: an eastern rosella, of species, a rosella (parrot) native to southeastern Australia.
 * 4)  A painted bunting, a brightly-coloured finch native to North America.
 * 5)  In full nonpareil apple: an apple tasting both sweet and tart which ripens very late in the season; also, the tree producing this fruit.
 * 6)  Any of various types of small sweets.
 * 7)  A small pellet of white or coloured sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy.
 * 8)  A small, flat chocolate drop covered with such pellets of sugar, similar to a comfit.
 * 9)  A  of the smallest size.
 * 10)  A size of type between ruby and emerald (or, in the United States, between agate and minion), standardized as 6-point;  a slug of this size.
 * 1)  Any of various types of small sweets.
 * 2)  A small pellet of white or coloured sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy.
 * 3)  A small, flat chocolate drop covered with such pellets of sugar, similar to a comfit.
 * 4)  A  of the smallest size.
 * 5)  A size of type between ruby and emerald (or, in the United States, between agate and minion), standardized as 6-point;  a slug of this size.
 * 1)  A size of type between ruby and emerald (or, in the United States, between agate and minion), standardized as 6-point;  a slug of this size.

Translations

 * Czech: nonparej
 * Dutch: nonparel
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian: nompariglia
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: nompareille

Adjective

 * 1)  unequalled

Adjective

 * 1) unparallelled; unprecedented

Etymology
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