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(frequently postpositive) Unequalled, unrivalled; unique.
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(countable) A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon.
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The blue underwing or Clifden nonpareil (Catocala fraxini), a species of moth distributed across the Palearctic; also (obsolete) any of a number of moths of other species.
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In full nonpareil parrot: an eastern rosella, of species Platycercus eximius, a rosella (parrot) native to southeastern Australia.
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A painted bunting (Passerina ciris), a brightly-coloured finch native to North America.
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In full nonpareil apple: an apple tasting both sweet and tart which ripens very late in the season; also, the tree producing this fruit.
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Any of various types of small sweets.
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A small pellet of white or coloured sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy.
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A small, flat chocolate drop covered with such pellets of sugar, similar to a comfit.
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A caper (“pickled edible flower bud”) of the smallest size.
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(uncountable, typography, chiefly historical) A size of type between ruby and emerald (or, in the United States, between agate and minion), standardized as 6-point; (countable) a slug of this size.