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When he died, Emerson was thought of as the representative American writer par excellence, and his point of view was still so potent that William James was honored to be asked to speak at a centenary celebration.
Howard Mumford Jones

Meaning of "par excellence" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAR EXCELLENCE

Literally: by (way of) excellence.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PAR EXCELLENCE

par excellence  [par ɛksɛlɑ̃s] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAR EXCELLENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Par excellence is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PAR EXCELLENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of par excellence in the English dictionary

The definition of par excellence in the dictionary is to a degree of excellence; beyond comparison.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAR EXCELLENCE


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Mayence
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAR EXCELLENCE

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par avion
par for the course
par value
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Para I
para-aminobenzoic acid
para-influenza virus
parabaptism
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parabema
parabematic
paraben
parabiosis
parabiotic
parabiotically
parablast
parablastic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAR EXCELLENCE

ambivalence
at your convenience
benevolence
condolence
domestic violence
equivalence
excellence
flatulence
insolence
opulence
pestilence
polyvalence
prevalence
radio silence
silence
somnolence
turbulence
ultraviolence
valence
violence
virulence

Synonyms and antonyms of par excellence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «par excellence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAR EXCELLENCE

Find out the translation of par excellence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of par excellence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «par excellence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卓越
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por excelencia
570 millions of speakers

English

par excellence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ख़ासकर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بامتياز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преимуществу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

por excelência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমাবস্থা শ্রেষ্ঠত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

par excellence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kecemerlangan setanding
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

par excellence
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ずば抜けて優秀な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파 우수성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Par excellence
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

trên trung bình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உன்னத அனுபவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्कृष्टतेच्या पलीकडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aynı düzeyde mükemmel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per eccellenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

par excellence
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перевазі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prin excelență
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κατ ´εξοχήν
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

par excellence
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

par excellence
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

par excellence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of par excellence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAR EXCELLENCE»

The term «par excellence» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAR EXCELLENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «par excellence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «par excellence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about par excellence

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2 QUOTES WITH «PAR EXCELLENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word par excellence.
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Howard Mumford Jones
When he died, Emerson was thought of as the representative American writer par excellence, and his point of view was still so potent that William James was honored to be asked to speak at a centenary celebration.
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Octavio Paz
If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAR EXCELLENCE»

Discover the use of par excellence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to par excellence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Instigator Par Excellence
THREE. TAR! lETS. Since the dawn of civilization, groups of people have formed secret societies and organizations to increase their power, wealth, and fame. Of the countless groups formed, the Instigators ran the oldest and most successful ...
Gerald Kempa, 2007
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Par Excellence: A Manual of Cookery, Containing Choice ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Ill ) Church of the Epiphany (Chicago, 2012
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Anita Desai: The Novelist Par Excellence
ArnarNatI1 Prasad _ T.S.Flarr1esh ;"- ' 'I'“- "5 II' #3' Yimrm @2555 x 1! The Novelist Par Exce'IIence ANITA DESAI THE NOVELIST PAR EXCELLENCE Edited by AMAR NATH. Front Cover.
Amar Nath Prasad, 2011
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Arnold Fiedler Glass and Marble Maker Par Excellence
Ralph K. Lucht. Arnold Fiedler Glass & Marble Maker Par Excellence Ralph K. Lucht Ralph K. Lucht. Front Cover.
Ralph K. Lucht, 2011
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What is Cinema?
... the war made for successful comedy. From Underworld (1927) to Scarface ( 1932) the gangster film had already completed the cycle of its growth. The scenarios of detective stories have 140 The Western, or the American Film par excellence.
André Bazin, 2005
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Aunt Judy's Magazine
Tune — " Tm par excellence the Idol of the day." It's par excellence the portrait of the day, It's par excellence whatever people aay ; Harmony cannot win, he hasn't got a chance, For Paint's produced a portrait which is quite par excellence.
Mrs. Alfred Gatty, Horatia K. F. Gatty Eden, Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing, 1871
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Motivation and Agency
If to be a human agent is to be a human being who acts, attention to human action par excellence will not yield an analysis of what it is to be a human agent. Even so, an examination of the topic can yield discoveries about the springs of some ...
Alfred R. Mele, 2003
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Religion and Violence: Philosophical Perspectives from Kant ...
Its revelation might be an illusion; its promise, a threat. Second, as we have seen, Levinas defines hospitality in terms of an understanding of the feminine — " Woman" as "hospitable welcome par excellence" (77 157 / 131) — that, as Derrida ...
Hent de Vries, 2001
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The Visible and the Revealed
The givenness par excellence implies an ecstasy outside of self where the ecstatic self remains all the more itself. While the causa sui can only fold efficiency back upon itself, the givenness that “God” accomplishes can remain equal to itself ...
Jean-Luc Marion, 2008
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Par Excellence: A Celebration of Virginia Golf
In Par Excellence, Jim Ducibella explores the Old Dominion's grand legacy of golf: its legendary players, courses, tournaments, and stories, enriched by the breathtaking photography of Ross D. Franklin.
Jim Ducibella, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAR EXCELLENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term par excellence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Haunted by the Present: Pedro Costa's 'Horse Money'
Costa is a cult filmmaker par excellence — not only because his films enjoy a small but ardent following, but because his adherents somewhat ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
2
CBL Governor - Using Liberian Solution to Liberia's Problem
... the Board of Governors and with particular salute to retired Governor John Bestman, a long time public servant par excellence," she added. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Paa Asmara Goes Home Today - the World of Ghana Sports …
He is also on record as performing as a football administrator par excellence. At one stage in the evolution of football as an organized sport at ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Channing Tatum's Chivalry With Stan Lee At Comic Con 2015 Goes …
He has those blue eyes and what E! Online called a drool worthy body, dance moves par excellence and a terrific sense of humor. However, on ... «KpopStarz, Jul 15»
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Raghavendra Kodlady makes art bloom in vegetables, fruits
Like the sculptors who breathe life into rocks and make them lively creations, Raghavendra has grown into an artist par excellence. «Daijiworld.com, Jul 15»
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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Metro Bank left me enthused - Barclays left me …
In contrast, upstart Metro is busy opening branches, delivering customer service par excellence and welcoming new customers with open arms. «This is Money, Jul 15»
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Mightier than a gun: Hamid spins a tale so gripping even his muse …
KARACHI: For a policeman, commissioned officer as he may be, Omar Shahid Hamid is a writer par excellence. Yet, it was all a mistake. «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
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What Novels Teach Us About Life
It was with an unhealthy mix of exasperation and nausea that I learned Kim Kardashian, capitalist par excellence, was putting out a book of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Can a Tesla survive a weekend of tailgating?
Using a few borrowed beer kegs, I can confirm that the Model S is a beer hauler par excellence: Even with the back seat in place, it takes three ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
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A Defense of the Neutral Palette
Presumably this kind of criticism was sometimes lobbed at Jean-Michel Frank, the French reductivist par excellence, back in the 1920s, when ... «Architectural Digest, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Par excellence [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/par-excellence>. May 2024 ».
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