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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