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beau idéal noun [ ˌbəʊ iːdeɪˈal ]

• a person or thing representing the highest possible standard of excellence in a particular respect.
• "as a war hero and budget-cutter, he strikes many observers as the beau idéal of electability"
Origin: French, literally ‘ideal beauty’.


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