epitome

e·pit·o·me  (-pt-m)

n.

1. A representative or perfect example of a class or type: "He is seen . . . as the epitome of the hawkish, right-of-center intellectual" (Paul Kennedy).

2. A brief summary, as of a book or article; an abstract.

---

[Latin epitom, a summary, from Greek, an abridgment, from epitemnein, to cut short : epi-, epi- + temnein, to cut; see tem- in Indo-European roots.]

---

epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmɪ]

n

1. a typical example of a characteristic or class; embodiment; personification he is the epitome of sloth

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a summary of a written work; abstract

[via Latin from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein to abridge, from epi- + temnein to cut]

epitomical  [ˌɛpɪˈtɒmɪk^əl], epitomic adj

---

epitome

something representative as a fine example of the whole group of things to which it belongs. See also books.

See also: Representation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	epitome - a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" prototype, paradigm, image example, model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" concentrate - a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair" imago - (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
	2.	epitome - a brief abstract (as of an article or book) precis, synopsis, abstract, outline - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

---

epitome

noun personification, essence, embodiment, type, representation, norm, archetype, exemplar, typical example, quintessence Maureen was the epitome of sophistication.

Translations

epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmɪ] N → representación f, paradigma m
to be the epitome of virtue → ser la virtud en persona or personificada

epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmi] n
the epitome of → la quintessence de

epitome

n

(of virtue, wisdom etc) → Inbegriff m (→ of +gen, → an +dat)

(rare, of book) → Epitome f (spec)

epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmɪ] n (frm) the epitome of kindness → la personificazione della gentilezza

---

epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmɪ] n (frm) the epitome of kindness → la personificazione della gentilezza