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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  [ˌɛpɪˈtɒmɪkəl], 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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.epitomeepitome - a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
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] Nrepresentación f, paradigma m
to be the epitome of virtueser 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 kindnessla personificazione della gentilezza
epitome [ɪˈpɪtəmɪ] n (frm) the epitome of kindnessla personificazione della gentilezza


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