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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model of some given (especially positive) quality. from 16th c.
  • 16th-19th c.
  • Comparison]]; competition. {{defdate|16th-17th c.
  • from 18th c.

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Verb:

  • to be equal; to hold comparison
  • to compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with
  • to compare with; to equal; to rival
  • to serve as a model for; to surpass

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