nonesuch

[ nuhn-suhch ]
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nounOlder Use.
  1. a person or thing without equal; paragon: Who can forget the title of the con artist's show from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: “The Thrilling Tragedy of the King's Cameleopard, or the Royal Nonesuch!!!”

Origin of nonesuch

1
First recorded in 1580–90; none1 + such
  • Also non·such [non-suhch, nuhn-] /ˈnɒnˌsʌtʃ, ˈnʌn-/ .

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nonesuch

nonsuch

/ (ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ) /


noun
  1. archaic a matchless person or thing; nonpareil

  2. another name for black medick

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