Paragon may refer to:
Places
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Paragon, Indiana
Paragon is a town in Ray Township, Morgan County, Indiana, Ray Township, Morgan County, Indiana, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 556 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 659 in 2010 United States ...
, a town in the United States
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Paragon, Nebraska, former community in the United States
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The Paragon, Bath, a Georgian street in the Walcot area of Bath
* The Paragon, Blackheath, London, built by
Michael Searles
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McLaren Technology Centre
The McLaren Technology Centre is the headquarters of the McLaren Group and its subsidiaries, located on a site in Woking, Surrey, England. The complex consists of two buildings: the original McLaren Technology Centre, which acts as the main he ...
, formerly called the Paragon Technology Centre
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Hull Paragon Interchange, a railway station and transportation complex in Kingston upon Hull, England
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Paragon International School (Cambodia), a private school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Paragon International University, a private university in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Shopping malls
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The Paragon, Singapore
The Paragon is a luxury shopping complex located in the Orchard Road area of Singapore.
Background
It was redeveloped in the late 1990s, transforming it into a modern glass-covered building. It has been described as “posh and sleek”.
In Janu ...
, a shopping mall
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Siam Paragon
Siam Paragon () is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the largest malls in Thailand, along with Iconsiam, CentralWorld and Central WestGate. It is located right in front of Siam BTS station, an interchange station on both Sukhumvi ...
, a shopping complex in Bangkok, Thailand
Companies
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Paragon Cable, a cable company based in Minneapolis; acquired by Time Warner Cable in 1999
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Paragon China, a British manufacturer of bone china
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Paragon Gaming, an American casino company
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Paragon Group of Companies, a British mortgage lender
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Paragon Software
Paragon Software Corporation was an American video game developer based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Founded on December 12, 1985, by Mark E. Seremet and Antony Davies, the company was best known for games developed around licenses from Marvel ...
, a video game company founded in 1987
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Paragon Software Group, a software company founded in 1994
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Paragon Solutions, an Israeli spyware company
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Paragon Space Development Corporation, a space hardware company
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Paragon Studios, a video game company founded in 2007
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Parragon
Parragon Books Ltd, a United Kingdom publishing company, was formed in 1988 by friends Guy Parr and Paul Anderson. In 2001, it became part of D. C. Thomson & Co.
History
Parragon began its early years by developing business through overstocks ...
Books Ltd, a United Kingdom publishing company
In arts and entertainment
In comics
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Paragon (Cooper Roth), Marvel Comics superhero
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Paragon (Maya), a fictional character in the video game ''Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects''
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Paragon (DC Comics)
Paragon is a supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Justice League, Justice League of America'' #224 (March 1984), and was created by Kurt Busiek and Chuck Patton.
Fictional character biography
In his initial appearance Par ...
, a fictional supervillain published by DC Comics
In gaming
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Paragon (video game), a cancelled MOBA video game
*Paragon, an elite member of Dwarven society, revered like a god by Dwarves in the game ''
Dragon Age: Origins''
*Paragon, one of the professions available in the PC game ''
Guild Wars Nightfall''
*Paragon City, a fictional city in the computer game ''
City of Heroes
''City of Heroes'' (''CoH'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game originally created by Cryptic Studios prior to the IP’s acquisition by NCSoft. Previously developed by the now-defunct Paragon Studios, it is currently developed ...
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*Paragon Levels, a leveling system in the computer game ''
Diablo 3''
*Paragon points, a type of scoring/level system in the game series ''
Mass Effect
''Mass Effect'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Casey Hudson. The franchise depicts a distant future where humanity and several alien civilizations have colonized the galaxy using technology left behind by Elder race, a ...
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*Paragon, a solid-state pinball table from
Bally Manufacturing
Bally Manufacturing, later renamed Bally Entertainment, was an American company that began as a pinball and slot machine manufacturer, and later expanded into casinos, video games, health clubs, and theme parks. It was acquired by Hilton Hotels ...
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*Paragon, a type of upgrade in
Bloons TD 6
In music
*"Paragon", a 2023 album by
Floor Jansen
Floor Jansen (; born 21 February 1981) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She is the third and current lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.
Jansen first became known as the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band After Forever f ...
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''Paragon'' (album), a 2004 album by
Exists
*"Paragon", a song by Northlane from the album ''
Mesmer'', 2017
*"Paragon", a song by Omnium Gatherum from the album ''
Origin'', 2021
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Paragon (band), a heavy metal band from Germany
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The Paragons
The Paragons were a ska and rocksteady vocal group from Kingston, Jamaica, initially active in the 1960s. Their most famous track was "The Tide Is High", written by band member John Holt.
Career
The Paragons were originally Garth "Tyrone" Ev ...
, a ska and rocksteady vocal group from Kingston, Jamaica
*Paragon cymbals, a line of cymbals made by
Sabian, designed specifically for drummer Neil Peart
Other uses in arts and entertainment
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JBL Paragon, an iconic loudspeaker system from JBL
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John Paragon (1954–2021), actor, writer, and director
*Paragon, a sentient vessel from Robin Hobb's ''
Liveship Traders Trilogy''
Other uses
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Paragon (typography), the size of type between great primer and double pica, standardized as 20-point
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Paragon (diamond) In Gemology, gemmology the term Wiktionary:paragon, paragon refers to any flawless diamond with a mass of at least 100 Carat (mass), carats.
Currently the largest flawless natural diamond (as opposed to Synthetic diamond, synthetic diamond) in the ...
, a diamond that originated in Brazil weighing 137.82 carats
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Paragon CRT, a method of corneal refraction developed by Paragon Vision Sciences
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Intel Paragon, a series of massively parallel supercomputers
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HMS ''Paragon'', the name of two ships of the Royal Navy
*Paragon, a mountain bike in the
Gary Fisher Collection
See also
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Paragons (disambiguation)
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