Word of the day: Baseline

Baseline: linha de fundo (em esportes), linha de base, padrão, referência

Synonyms: starting point, beginning, dawn, threshold, day one, genesis, inception, kickoff, launch, morning, onset, outset, start

“The experiment is meant only to provide a baseline for other studies.”

“Any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Paragon

Paragon: modelo de perfeição, protótipo, padrão, diamante de mais de 100 quilates, tipo de corpo 20 (typogr)

Synonyms: beau ideal, classic, exemplar, idea, model, nonesuch, nonpareil, ideal, patron saint

“In Arthurian legend, Sir Galahad is depicted as the one knight who is a paragon of virtue.”   (www.merriam-webster.com)

Obs.:a paragon of virtue / um modelo de virtude.

Paragon:  modelo de perfeição, protótipo, padrão (a paragon of virtue : um modelo de virtude), diamante de mais de 100 quilates

Synonyms:  eidolon, exemplar, idea, model, nonesuch, nonpareil

“The Los Angeles Community College District would become a paragon of clean energy.”(www.latimes.com)