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प्रश्न
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
par excellence
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उत्तर
par excellence- beyond comparison
He praised her as the teacher par excellence
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| I am a visitor here. | ||
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“There”, said the old man, “now it is perfect!”
