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nonpareil

/nɒnpəˈɹeɪl/
noun
  1. A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon.

  2. A small pellet of colored sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy.

    Similar: hundreds and thousands (UK, Australian, plural only), sprinkles (US)

  3. A small, flat chocolate drop covered with white pellets of sugar, similar to a comfit.

Synonymshundreds and thousands (UK, Australian, plural only), sprinkles (US), nonpareille (Continental contexts)
adjective
  1. Unequalled, unrivalled; unique.

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