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.

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

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epitome [ip-pit-a-mee]

Noun

1. a person or thing that is a typical example of a characteristic or class: the epitome of rural tranquillity

2. a summary, esp. of a written work [Greek epitemnein to abridge]

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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

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epitome

noun personification, essence, embodiment, type, representation, norm, archetype, exemplar, typical example, quintessence

Translations

epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmɪ] n → arquetipo

epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmɪ] n (fig) → quintessence f, type m

epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmɪ] n → Inbegriff m

epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmɪ] n → epitome f; quintessenza