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beau ideal

beau i·de·al [ b ī d əl ] (plural beaux i·de·als [ b ī d əlz, bz ī d əl ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. idea of perfect beauty: somebody's idea of perfection or beauty

2. perfect example: somebody or something considered to be a perfect example of its kind

[Early 19th century. < French, "ideal beauty" (but usually taken as meaning "beautiful ideal")]
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