par excellence

adjective

: being the best of a kind : preeminent
a chef par excellence

Examples of par excellence in a Sentence

sophisticated cuisine that is obviously the work of a chef par excellence
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An international networker par excellence, Zambello was staging Carmen at Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, with Chen in the peripheral part of Zuniga, lieutenant of the dragoons. airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024 And of course there would be no place for love, which is nothing more or less than favoritism par excellence. Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024 Traditionally, that would mean Champagne, the world’s sparkling wine par excellence, synonymous with celebration, luxury, extravagance, etc. Champagne, both the wine and the region, has had few rivals in style and grandeur for generations. Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Plot your next move with integrated storage value par excellence. Eric Herzog, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for par excellence 

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, by excellence

First Known Use

1695, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of par excellence was in 1695

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“Par excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/par%20excellence. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

par excellence

adverb or adjective
par ex·​cel·​lence ˌpär-ˌek-sə-ˈläns How to pronounce par excellence (audio)
: in the highest degree : above all others
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