The phrase without compare, and its analogues, apparently originally belonged here = ‘without compeer’; but were afterwards referred to compare, n.2…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > especially or particularly [phrase] > incomparable or unique (3) without compare1621 The phrase without compare, and its analogues, apparently originally belonged here = ‘without compeer’; but were afterwards referred to compare, n.2… of a lifetime1846 of a lifetime: (as postmodifier) implying (often hyperbolically) that an event, situation, or thing will never be equalled or repeated. Frequently in… sans-pareil1962 lit. not having its like, †(a) used substantively for a kind of perfume or smelling salts; (b) (as two words) unique, unequalled. |
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