epitomi'zation
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epitomize or epitomise (ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to be a personification of; typify |
| 2. | to make an epitome of |
| epitomise or epitomise | |
| —vb | |
| e'pitomist or epitomise | |
| —n | |
| epitomi'zation or epitomise | |
| —n | |
| epitomi'sation or epitomise | |
| —n | |
| e'pitomizer or epitomise | |
| —n | |
| e'pitomiser or epitomise | |
| —n | |
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Epitomi'zation
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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