epitome
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ə noun
1.
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class: He is the epitome of goodness.
2.
a condensed account, especially of a literary work; abstract.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a typical example of a characteristic or class; embodiment; personification: he is the epitome of sloth |
| 2. | a summary of a written work; abstract |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein to abridge, from | |
| epitomical | |
| —adj | |
| epi'tomic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
epitome
1520s, "an abstract; brief statement of the chief points of some writing," from M.Fr., from L., from Gk. epitome "abridgment," from epitemnein "cut short, abridge," from epi- "into" + temnein "to cut" (see tome). Sense of "person or thing that typifies something" is first recorded c.1600.
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Example sentences
The picture of an electric car traffic jam would be the epitome of failure to change life styles.
Crocodiles and alligators are the epitome of stealth.
Long before the phrase "student-athlete" was in vogue, he was the epitome of it.
Rockefeller was the epitome of the monopolist who sought to corner industrial production in certain commodities.
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