Pelé's name got to the dictionary as a word "best" synonym

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Memory of the legendary football player is immortalized on paper. The dictionary of the Portuguese Michaelis language presented new concept — Pelé. It is so possible to call "exclusive, incomparable and unique" the person. Suggest to use the word so: "he is Pelé in basketball, she is Pelé in medicine". It is noted that Pelé's name and it was so used for designation something the best. Now this sense is formalized. Edson Arantis du Nasimentu — the legendary Brazilian goal-scorer. He only in the history became the world champion in soccer three times. Pelé divides with Maradona a rank of the best football player of the XX century on...