{ Par`a*gog"ic (?), Par`a*gog"ic*al (?), } a. [Cf. F. paragogique.] Of,
pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or
serving to lengthen, a word.
Paragogic letters, in the Semitic languages, letters which are added to
the ordinary forms of words, to express additional emphasis, or some
change in the sense.
Par"a*gon (?), n. [OF. paragon, F. parangon; cf. It. paragone, Sp.
paragon, parangon; prob. fr. Gr. &?; to rub against; para` beside + &?;
whetstone; cf. LGr. &?; a polishing stone.] 1. A companion; a match; an
equal. [Obs.] Spenser.
Philoclea, who indeed had no paragon but her sister.
Sir P. Sidney.