par excellence

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French par excellence (“excellently, in an especially representative way; above all”), a calque of Latin per excellentiam, itself a calque of Ancient Greek κατ’ ἐξοχήν (kat’ exokhḗn). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɑːɹ ˌɛksəˈlɑːns/, /ˌpɑːɹ ˈɛksəlɑːns/, /ˌpɑːɹ ˌɛksəˈlɒ̃s/, /ˌpɑːɹ ˈɛksəlɒ̃s/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɑr ˌɛksəˈlɑn(t)s/, /ˌpɑɹ ˌɛksəˈlɑns/ Hyphenation: par ex‧cel‧lence === Adverb === par excellence (not comparable) Because or on account of one's excellence. Most excellently, variously intending Most especially, in particular, most notably (out of a thing or person's other attributes, roles, etc.). In a superior way, in the most representative or fully-developed manner. ==== Usage notes ==== Now frequently italicized as a self-consciously foreign expression. As an adverb, usually placed before the descriptive noun or noun phrase. ==== Synonyms ==== (most excellently): pre-eminently, supremely, above all === Adjective === par excellence (not comparable) (postpositive) Most excellent, variously intending Being the proper or truest example of a general name. 1695 (published 1845), Earl of Perth, Letters, p. 61: The Santo (which is St. Antonio's church, called il Santo par excellence) […] 1883, "Meteora" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XVI, p. 114: At one time they were twenty-four in number; but Holland (1812) and Hughes (1814) found them reduced to ten; at Curzon's visit (1834) there were only seven; and in 1853 not more than four of these were inhabited by more than two or three monks. Meteora par excellence is the largest and perhaps the most ancient. Being a quintessential example of a general type. ==== Usage notes ==== Now frequently italicized as a self-consciously foreign usage. As an adjective, usually used as a post-modifier after the descriptive noun or noun phrase. ==== Synonyms ==== (truest example of a general name): See proper ==== Translations ==== === References === "par excellence, adv. and adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == French == === Etymology === Calque of Latin per excellentiam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.ʁ‿ɛk.sɛ.lɑ̃s/ ~ /pa.ʁ‿ɛk.se.lɑ̃s/ === Adjective === par excellence (invariable) par excellence, quintessential, ultimate ==== See also ==== dans toute sa splendeur == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French par excellence, from Latin per excellentiam. === Adjective === par excellence (comparative lebih par excellence, superlative paling par excellence) par excellence, quintessential, ultimate Synonyms: tidak berbanding, tiada banding === Further reading === “par excellence”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French par excellence. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [par e.kseˈlãs] Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually] === Particle === par excellence (idiomatic, literary) par excellence (most excellently) Synonyms: ex definitione, siłą rzeczy, z definicji, z natury rzeczy, z założenia === Further reading === “par excellence”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “par excellence”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Swedish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French par excellence. First attested in 1886. === Adjective === par excellence (not comparable) par excellence; being a quintessential example of a general type. === References ===