Paragon is a word that means ideal: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal; a perfect embodiment of a concept.

It may refer to:

Places

• Paragon, Indiana, a town in the United States
• The Paragon, Singapore, a shopping mall
• Siam Paragon, a shopping complex in Bangkok, Thailand
• McLaren Technology Centre, formerly called the Paragon Technology Centre
• A housing site at Thames Valley University.

Companies

• Paragon Canada, a Canadian music marketing and promotions company
• Paragon China, a British manufacturer of bone china
• Paragon House, a book publisher
• Paragon Vision Sciences, a contact lens manufacturer
• Paragon Software Group
• Paragon Spas, a spa manufacturer

Media and Entertainment

• Paragon (band)
• Paragon (comics), a fictional character in the videogame Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
• Paragon (rap artist)
• Paragon City, a fictional city in the computer game City of Heroes
• Paragon (hero class), in the Playstation video game 'Vandal Hearts', this is the third class the Hero of the game, Ash, can upgrade to.
• Paragon (Profession), in the MMORPG video game Guild Wars Nightfall, this is a selectable profession/secondary profession for the Nightfall campaign.

Computing

• Paragon SWP, a computer gaming terminal
• Intel Paragon, a series of massively parallel supercomputers

Other uses

• Paragon CRT, a method of corneal refraction developed by Paragon Vision Sciences
• A classification of diamond based on the carat (mass)
• A paragon is a qqtaarl coloured shape where each side is a cross.

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