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someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation<sheʼs our ideal of the concerned, caring physician>Synonymsbeau ideal, classic, exemplar, model, nonpareil, paragonRelated Wordsrole model; embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification; archetype, example, paradigm, pattern; guideline, principle, rule; gauge (also gage), standard, touchstone; essence, quintessence; acme, apex, culmination, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith
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the most perfect type or example<the Taj Mahal in India is generally regarded as the ideal of Mogul architectural beauty>— see quintessence 1
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