# par excellence

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˌpɑːɹ ˌɛksəˈlɑːns/

## Definitions
1. Because or on account of one's excellence.
2. Most excellently, variously intending
3. Most excellently, variously intending

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French par excellence (“excellently, in an especially representative way; above all”), a calque of Latin per excellentiam, itself a calque of Ancient Greek κατ’ ἐξοχήν (kat’ exokhḗn).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/par-excellence